Tarbiat Modares University Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology 1680-7073 28 4 2026 07 01 Exploring How Passion Shapes Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Mediating Role of Persistence and Resilience 797 814 24114 EN Saeid Karimi Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran. Ahmad Yaghoubi Farani Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Islamic Republic of Iran. Ahmad Salman Makreet Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Samangan University, Samangan, Afghanistan. Journal Article 2025 09 16 This quantitative, cross-sectional study extends the existing literature by investigating the mediating roles of persistence and resilience in the relationship between entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial intentions. A total of 300 agriculture students were selected using proportional stratified random sampling from two public universities in Afghanistan. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using Partial Least Squares (PLS-SEM) was employed to test the proposed hypotheses. The results showed that entrepreneurial passion is directly and positively associated with entrepreneurial intentions. Furthermore, persistence and resilience partially mediated this relationship. The findings contribute to a better understanding of how entrepreneurial passion fosters entrepreneurial intentions among students in fragile and resource-constrained environments. The study offers implications for educators and policymakers to design entrepreneurship education programs that promote emotional and psychological readiness for entrepreneurial action.<br><br><br> https://jast.modares.ac.ir/article_24114_b6d29369f4fb322ea56535445a9aa110.pdf