Effectiveness of the Psychological Capital Intervention Model on Organizational Procrastination of Skill Workers in Iran Khodro Diesel Company, Iran

Abstract

Background: The Luthans intervention model is an educational model designed and developed to enhance psychological capital and psychological capital is a concept mainly obtained based on the theory and research in positive psychology and is used in workplace. Objectives: The current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of psychological capital intervention, developed by Luthans, on the organizational procrastination. Patients and Methods: The statistical population consisted of 600 skill workers in Iran Khodro Diesel company, Tehran, Iran, of whom 60 participants were selected using the random sampling method. Participants were divided in two groups ( control and experiment groups). Measurement tools included Organizational Procrastination Scale (OPS) and the Luthans Intervention Program was performed only on the experimental group. Results: Multivariable variance analysis showed that pretest and posttest difference of procrastination scale and subscales were affected by intervention and had a lower level in the experimental group, compared with the control group. Results of the univariable tests showed that the difference of procrastination scale and subscales were significant in both posttest and follow-up stages according to descriptive results. Conclusions: The Luthans intervention model and method led to a decrease in the rate of organizational procrastination; therefore, it was recommended to hold some courses such as the Luthans intervention program.