INFLUENCE OF FAMILY SUPPORT ON ENTREPRENEURIAL ATTITUDES - A CASE FROM BULGARIA: INFLUENCE OF FAMILY SUPPORT ON ENTREPRENEURIAL ATTITUDES - A CASE FROM BULGARIA

Daniel Pavlov; Denitsa Zagorcheva

doi:10.46687/jsar.v31i1.495

Authors

Daniel Pavlov Department of Management and Social Activities, Faculty in Business and Management, University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”, Ruse 7017, 8 Studentska St., e-mail: dpavlov@uni-ruse.bg
Denitsa Zagorcheva Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, Shumen 9712, 115 Universitetska St., e-mail: d.zagorcheva@shu.bg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46687/jsar.v31i1.495

Keywords:

Personal autonomy, Supported autonomy, Personal independence, Social validation, Family support, Entrepreneurial attitudes

Abstract

This report examines the dynamics between the perceived support from one’s immediate social circle and the degree of personal autonomy in decision-making and the undertaking of new initiatives. Based on quantitative research (using a 5-point Likert scale among 645 respondents from Bulgaria in 2025 and 2026), the study analyzes attitudes regarding exclusive trust, emotional confidence, and the need for external approval. The results reveal a pattern of „supported autonomy“, wherein high levels of psychological security and acceptance do not lead to complete individual independence, but rather to a form of regulated social interdependence. The study’s design incorporates methodological controls to validate the reliability of the findings.

Author Biographies

Daniel Pavlov, Department of Management and Social Activities, Faculty in Business and Management, University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”, Ruse 7017, 8 Studentska St., e-mail: dpavlov@uni-ruse.bg

Department of Management and Social Activities, Faculty in Business and Management, University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”, Ruse 7017, 8 Studentska St., e-mail: dpavlov@uni-ruse.bg

Denitsa Zagorcheva, Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, Shumen 9712, 115 Universitetska St., e-mail: d.zagorcheva@shu.bg

Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, Shumen 9712, 115 Universitetska St., e-mail: d.zagorcheva@shu.bg

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INFLUENCE OF FAMILY SUPPORT ON ENTREPRENEURIAL ATTITUDES - A CASE FROM BULGARIA