An Extension of Mental Health Issues and Offerings to the Field of Entrepreneurship

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Published: Aug 22, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24840/
Issue: Vol. 13 No. 2 (2025): (DOIs will be registered as soon as the full issue is closed)
Keywords:
mental health, stress, entrepreneurship

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Shanshan Qian
Department of Management, College of Business and Economics, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1818-2474
Bart Debicki
Department of Management, College of Business and Economics, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6473-0115
Chao Miao
Department of Management, Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland, USA
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1191-3238

Abstract

This study discusses the mental health issues and offerings in the context of entrepreneurship where the nature of work is uniquely demanding and fraught with difficulties, risks, and uncertainties. We examined the mental health issues experienced by different types of entrepreneurs, including full-time versus hybrid entrepreneurs, necessity-driven versus opportunity-driven entrepreneurs, family business entrepreneurs versus non-family business entrepreneurs, and social versus profit-driven entrepreneurs. We also discuss a set of targeted mental health offerings which can help different types of entrepreneurs to address the negative effect of the stress associated with establishing and managing an enterprise. Our study offers a series of important recommendations to policy makers and providers of consulting and coaching services regarding how to cultivate a munificent venture creation environment wherein the mental health issues experienced by entrepreneurs are alleviated.

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