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Entrepreneursâ mental health and well-being:A review and research agenda
Interest in entrepreneursâ mental health and well-being (MWB) is growing in recognition of the role of MWB in entrepreneursâ decision making, motivation, and action. Yet relevant knowledge is dispersed across disciplines, which makes what we currently understand about entrepreneursâ MWB unclear. In this systematic review I integrate insights from 144 empirical studies. These studies show that research is focused on three research questions: (1) Do different types of entrepreneurs differ in their MWB? What are the (2) antecedents and (3) consequences of entrepreneursâ MWB? The review systematizes evidence on known antecedents and consequences of entrepreneursâ MWB but also reveals overlooked and undertheorized sources and outcomes of entrepreneursâ MWB. The review provides a mapping and framework that advance research on entrepreneursâ MWB and help to position entrepreneursâ MWB more centrally in management and entrepreneurship research. It calls for researchers to go beyond applying models developed for employees to understand entrepreneurs. Instead, the findings point the way to developing a dedicated theory of entrepreneurial work and MWB that is dynamic, socialized, and open to considering context and acknowledges variability and fluidity across entrepreneursâ life domains, as well as the centrality of work for entrepreneursâ identity