17084R3m2 The Mediating Role of Resilience: Linking Social Support to Flourishing Among Indonesian Women Entrepreneurs

Abstract

Women entrepreneurs have a pivotal role in fostering economic growth and social development. However, the well-being of women entrepreneurs in Indonesia, has received relatively little attention from researchers. This quantitative study aims to investigate the relationship between social support and the flourishing of Indonesian women entrepreneurs, with resilience serving as a mediator. A total of 381 women entrepreneurs became respondents through the accidental sampling technique. Data collection using an online questionnaire including the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale 25 (CD-RISC 25), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and a flourishing scale. The results show that social support was a strong predictor of resilience, and resilience, in turn, was a strong predictor of flourishing. The direct effect of social support on flourishing was found to be substantial but weak. Conversely, the indirect effect through resilience was stronger. Resilience is a significant mediator in the relationship between social support and flourishing among Indonesian women entrepreneurs. The implication is that interventions aimed at promoting flourishing should actively building individual resilience, for which social support serves as a crucial foundation for emergence.