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© 2023 The AuthorsThis paper explores the deterioration of self-worth in entrepreneurship. Using a 15-month participatory action research in the North of England, we found mismatches between expectations and experiences at three interacting levels—purpose, autonomy, and achievement—which surface as entrepreneurs reflect on execution, performance, and fulfillment experiences. Mismatches materialize as incongruence between the ideal states under pursuit and the actual experiences, which compound leading to a diminished sense of control, direction, and worthiness, which in turn further fuels a cycle of negative emotions, involving anxiety, isolation, shame, and guilt. We discuss implications for entrepreneurs’ mental health.
Author(s): Munoz P, Barton M, Braun S, Chowdhury F, Jayne-Little N, Rowland J, Sykes K, Smith J, Talbot-Jones C, Taggart A, Komes J
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Business Venturing Insights
Year: 2023
Volume: 20
Print publication date: 01/11/2023
Online publication date: 07/10/2023
Acceptance date: 02/10/2023
Date deposited: 18/10/2023
ISSN (electronic): 2352-6734
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2023.e00430
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2023.e00430
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