H1– Entrepreneurial intention is positively affected by cognitive skills

• H1a – Entrepreneurial intention is favoured by numerical ability

• H1b – Entrepreneurial intention is encouraged by financial literacy

H2 – Entrepreneurship is influenced by behavioural traits

• H2a – Entrepreneurial intention is positively driven by entrepreneurial self-efficacy

• H2b – Entrepreneurial intention is influenced by risk tolerance

H3 – Contextual factors positively affect entrepreneurial intention

• H3a – The perception of external support positively influences entrepreneurship

• H3b – Entrepreneurial intention is affected by social image

H4 – Different motivations give rise to several kinds of female entrepreneurs

• H4a – Advanced financial skills favour the pursuit of achievement and discovery of market opportunities

• H4b – Social entrepreneurship is not related to complex cognitive skills

• H4c – Overconfidence transforms economic necessity into entrepreneurial intention