Psychological Capital Dimensions Research Articles

Tapping the power of cooperation: unveiling the impact of intangible capital on competitive advantage

PurposeThis study analyzes the effects of cooperation on the relationship between intangible capital and competitive advantages.Design/methodology/approachThis study takes the case of an information technology company in a cooperative network environment through distribution channels and uses a quantitative approach to obtain and analyze data. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using structural equation modeling.FindingsThe creation of competitive advantage for the company was facilitated by psychological capital and cooperation networks.Originality/valueOur research reveals that cooperation networks mediate the relationship between intangible capital and competitive advantage, leading to moderate competitive leverage. This finding suggests that combining these dimensions can enhance future discussions on incorporating social capital as a third-order dimension in intellectual capital. Despite the rejection of psychological capital dimensions like optimism and persistence in the model, they still indicate critical success factors, which may be used in further research.

The relationship between psychological capital and career commitment in teachers

When teachers have a high level of psychological capital, it can motivate them to be more proactive, exhibit higher confidence, and achieve better performance. This positive impact, in turn, can lead to strong commitment to their work, career, and the organization they belong to, resulting in the formation of high-quality teaching staff. This research aims to examine the relationship between psychological capital and career commitment among teachers. The participants in this study were 336 teachers. The research utilized a quantitative research model with a correlational method employing the simple linear regression assumption test. The instruments used in this study were the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) and Career Commitment Measure (CCM). The results of this study indicate a correlation between two psychological capital dimensions (efficacy and optimism) and three dimensions of career commitment. There is also a relationship between the hope dimension and the identity dimension of career commitment, while the other two dimensions do not have a connection with career commitment dimensions. Additionally, the resilience dimension is also associated with career planning.

PENGARUH DIMENSI PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL TERHADAP WORK ENGAGEMENT KARYAWAN GENERASI ZOOMERS (GEN Z) DI SURABAYA

The zoomer generation (Gen Z) is starting to enter the world of work and will become the majority group in the future. The different characteristics that exist in each generation demand different approaches to get them more quickly involved in their work. This research is research at the dimensional level of psychological capital variables to analyze the influence of each dimension in order to find out which psychological capital dimensions have the most influence on work engagement of Gen Z employees. The sampling technique used was non-probability sampling using purposive sampling. The number of samples used was 235 Gen Z employees who live in Surabaya and have work experience of at least 1 year. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the data. The results of the analysis show that self-efficacy, resilience, hope and optimism have a positive and significant effect on work engagement. The psychological capital dimension that has the most influence on work engagement of Gen Z employees is optimism.

PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AS A FACTOR INFLUENCING EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY

The purpose of the scientific article is to evaluate the concept of psychological capital as a factor of employee effectiveness and, as a result, the productivity of the entire company as a whole. The following methods of information collection were used in the article: analysis of literature sources on the problems and methods of assessing the psychological health of personnel; review of scientific articles on the problem of personnel assessment; methods of comparative analysis and synthesis. Psychological capital can be considered not only as a precursor to productivity, but also as a harbinger of mental health in the workplace. Thus, an increase in psychological capital in organizations would allow for "win-win" events for both parties involved (employers and employees). The results obtained in this work may encourage HR managers to focus more on psychological capital, as the development of self-efficacy, hope, optimism and resilience is crucial for the formation of desirable organizational attitudes and behaviors. At the same time, the main advantage of the four dimensions of psychological capital is that these dimensions are psychological quasi-states, which, unlike traits and quas

Impact of entrepreneurial camp on students’ psychological capital

Psychological capital is a positive quality that describes person’s attitudes towards work and life in general. It includes four dimensions: self-efficacy, optimism, hope and resilience. There are plenty of research of positive impact of psychological capital on individuals’ working life, and research show that short interventions impact positively into the psychological capital dimensions. Here the interest was to see if the intensive 3-weeks innovation and entrepreneurial camp impacts on the students’ psychological capital. 95 participants did answer on the questionnaire during the last week of the camp. Results indicated that impact of the camp was positive in all the psychological capital dimensions. The dimension Hope increased mostly, indicating that camp impacted positively on attitudes for target setting and finding the different paths to gain those. The dimension Resilience did not increase so much, which may be because the students were quite tired at the end phase of the camp. Interestingly those students who had intentions to start own business, had more increase of psychological capital than those who were unsure about their intentions of becoming entrepreneur. Also, students from US reported more increase in their psychological capital than European students.

The role of psychological capital in flourishing among job seekers: Grit as a mediator

Psychological resources are crucial in enhancing individual potential, yet few studies have focused on positive psychological variables among job seekers. Therefore, the objective of this study is to examine the influence of psychological capital on flourishing, with grit as a mediator. A cross-sectional survey method was employed, with data collected using questionnaires involving 226 participants. Three instruments were included in the questionnaire: the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ), the Flourishing Scale, and the Short Grit Scale. The data were analyzed using bootstrapping mediation analysis via PROCESS software. The results show that all the psychological capital dimensions (hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism) significantly influenced grit, with β ranging from .21 to .57 (p .000), and also significantly influenced flourishing, with β ranging from .23 to .40 (p .000). Grit also significantly mediated the psychological capital dimensions and flourishing. These findings indicate that psychological capital, grit and flourishing are important in developing individuals’ potential. It is hoped that they will be useful in designing employability training which incorporates positive psychology resources as intervention modules to assist graduates seeking job opportunities.

Students' satisfaction with their academic majors and study commitment: The mediating role of academic psychological capital

AbstractThis study examines the effect of students' satisfaction with their academic majors (major satisfaction henceforth with) on their study commitment. Also, it examines the mediating role of academic psychological capital dimensions in the major satisfaction and study commitment nexus. Data were collected from 726 fourth‐year business undergraduate students, and a path analysis was employed to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings showed that students' major satisfaction had a positive significant association with the four components of academic psychological capital namely; self‐efficacy, optimism, resilience and hope, and study commitment. Also, each component of the academic psychological capital positively mediated the effect of students' major satisfaction on study commitment. The findings present important contributions to students' major satisfaction in the higher education context and promote the need to manage students' academic psychological capital to enhance their study commitment.

HUBUNGAN STRES AKADEMIK DAN PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL MAHASISWA SEMESTER ANTARA FAKULTAS PSIKOLOGI UNIKA ATMA JAYA JAKARTA

In order to succeed the implementation of the policy of Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka in TheFaculty of Psychology Unika Atma Jaya, student class of 2019 and 2020 are required to take theshort semester. In fact, the short semester aims to give the benefit both students and universitiesso that the curriculum transformation could be well applied. However, the Short Semester isperceived as a tough academic requirement for students. Many students feel pressured to take theshort semester, especially during this pandemic. Therefore, to deal with academic stress, studentsneed to optimize their psychological capital so that they are able to deal with the learningdifficulties. Currently, the psychological capital approach is being developed in education andlearning. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between academic stress andpsychological capital in semester students between FPUAJ. This study uses a quantitativecorrelation method to analyse the correlation between academic stress and psychological capitalof short semester students in Unika Atma Jaya. This study involves 109 participants (65participants from class of 2019 and 44 participants from class of 2020). The researcher used theStudent-Life Stress Inventory and PsyCap Questionnaire that is adapted to the study context andthrough the pilot study process. The results of the study shows that academic stress andpsychological capital have a significant negative correlation. These findings show that the higherthe psychological capital of students, the lower their academic stress level will be. Resiliency inpsychological capital has also been proven to be the dimension that has the biggest significantnegative correlation with academic stress than other psychological capital dimensions

The Diagnosis of the Dimensions of Psychological Capital

This present research aims at identifying the dimensions of the psychological capital of the employees of the directorate of Education in Nineveh expressed by its dimensions:(self-efficiency, hope, optimism and flexibility). The questionnaire forms were adopted as the main tool to collect the data and the statistical software SPSS V26 and AMOS software were used to analyze the data of (202) subjects as employees in who occupy managerial level positions through several descriptive and analytical approaches. From the results of the statistical analysis, a set of conclusions were drawn, which showed the results of the field research via diagnosing the availability of the psychological capital dimensions in the field researched and this indicates that the Directorate of Education in Nineveh pay a good attention to building a psychological capital, which is represented by its dimensions that lead to the progress and advance of the individuals. Moreover, the research submitted a group of recommendations including the necessity to pay a considerable attention to the psychological capital as it is a very vital topic and as it has an important effect on the psychology of the individual who works in an organization and which can provide good benefits and a competitive advantage.

Research on the Relationship between Mental Toughness and Job Performance of Front-line Employees in Chinese Manufacturing Enterprises under Covid-19

The relationship between employee psychological resilience and job performance has been one of the key concerns of scholars and entrepreneurs. The outbreak of Covid-19 has affected psychological toughness and job performance within frontline employees. However, existing research has focused on the connection between mental toughness and job performance among healthcare workers and has not been extended to the relationship between psychological capital dimensions and job performance among frontline employees in manufacturing firms at a specific time. In this paper, data will be collected from 219 frontline employees in manufacturing companies using the Mental Toughness Scale and the Job Performance Scale to explore the association between mental toughness and job performance among frontline employees in the Covid-19 epidemic. The findings revealed that mental toughness was significantly and positively related to job performance, with mental toughness explaining 62.3% of job performance. Frontline workers aged 36 and over have higher mental toughness. Improving psychological resilience can improve one's performance and developing appropriate strategies to improve the psychological resilience of frontline employees can help optimize work efficiency and achieve high quality production.

Psychological Capital, future-oriented coping, and the well-being of secondary school teachers in Germany

It is essential to understand how teachers cope with stress and how this affects their well-being as teachers work in very demanding environments. The study employed the transactional model of stress and coping as a theoretical framework to investigate the relationship between the Psychological Capital dimensions (self-efficacy, hope, resilience, and optimism), future-oriented coping (proactive and preventive coping), and work-related well-being (job satisfaction and work engagement). An online survey was completed by 213 secondary school teachers in Germany. Multiple hierarchical regression analyses indicated that optimism and self-efficacy were significant predictors of proactive coping, and hope predicted preventive coping. Optimism, hope, and resilience had a significant impact on job satisfaction. Furthermore, hope, optimism, and proactive coping significantly predicted work engagement. Proactive coping mediated the relationship between teachers’ self-efficacy and work engagement as well as between optimism and work engagement, whereas preventive coping was not a significant mediator. The results imply that developing the Psychological Capital dimensions and proactive coping through interventions can be a valuable avenue to increase teacher well-being.

Entrepreneurial Motivation, Psychological Capital, and Business Success of Young Entrepreneurs in the DRC

The proponents of the entrepreneurial motivation dichotomy have argued that opportunity-driven entrepreneurs are more likely to succeed and sustain in entrepreneurship, unlike people who start-up businesses out of necessity. However, disagreement still exists on why and under which conditions the former might outperform the latter. This research contributes to this debate by examining the mediation role of psychological capital in the relationship between entrepreneurial motivation and business success among youths. This study relied on a random sample of 295 young entrepreneurs surveyed from Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We applied partial least squares to analyze the hypothesized relationships. Evidence for the positive effect of opportunity-led motivation on psychological capital was found, but the findings did not support any direct effect of entrepreneurial motivation on business success. Instead, psychological capital positively and significantly mediated the relationship between entrepreneurial motivation and business success. This paper makes a distinctive new contribution to the understanding of the intriguing and controversial entrepreneurial motivation dichotomy—a business success relationship. To this end, we have found out that opportunity entrepreneurs have 3% more chance of succeeding in businesses compared to necessity entrepreneurs, because the former outperform the latter by 4% in the dimensions of psychological capital. This paper has new policy implications, as it reveals the great importance of psychological capital in promoting business success, thus reducing unemployment among youths, and offers tips from which psychological capital can be built or improved.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AND MOTIVATION

Purpose: The psychological capital and the self-determination theory are areas related to the research of human behavior in organizationsThis study had as objective to verify if there are relations between the categories of Motivation with the dimensions of Psychological Capital.
 Design/methodology/ approach: it was performed a quantitative empirical study. The sample consisted of 235 workers working in the health sector, in south of Brazil. Data collection was obtained through the application of PCQ-24 and MWMS.
 Findings: There is a negative correlation between psychological capital and demotivation as well as a positive correlation between psychological capital and intrinsic motivation. It was observed that the higher level of psycap more the results approached the intrinsic motivation. The results suggest that care professionals have higher levels of motivation for work and psycap than those in administrative area. Likewise, people with a complete undergraduate level had high levels of Motivation and Psychological Capital. In sum, the results suggest that Psycap is an important contribution to motivation at work.
 Research limitations/implications: This empirical research was performed only with a sample of health workers from Brazil. For this reason the results can not be generalized.
 Practical Implications: It is possible to verify the level of Motivation and Psychological Capital of the workers, being able to develop strategies to develop skills that promote better organizational performance.
 Originality/value: It has conducted a research with two instruments still little used in the Brazilian context - PCQ-24 and MWMS - relating these two approaches in a health sample.

The effect of psychological capital on team performance: The moderating role of leadership behavior in advertising agencies in Amman City

This research aimed at identifying the impact of psychological capital dimensions (self-efficacy, hope, optimism and resilience) on team performance at advertising agencies operating in Amman city. Moreover, the study examines the moderating role of leadership behavior on the relationship between the psychological capital and team performance. The researchers rely on descriptive and analytical approach, where the research population consists of all employees working in thirteen advertising agencies operating in Amman city. Convenience sampling technique was applied to distribute (250) questionnaires on the research sample. To analyze the research data; the researchers used a set of statistical methods including Cronbach's alpha along with a normality test, standard deviation, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, multiple regression, interactive hierarchical regression and process procedures methods using SPSS-V20 and AMOS-V23. The results indicate that there was a statistically impact of psychological capital dimensions (self-efficacy, hope, optimism and resilience) on team performance in advertising agencies operating in Amman city. There was also a significant and role for leadership behavior as moderating variable between psychological capital dimensions and team performance.

The Relationship between Psychological Capital, Job Performance and Job Satisfaction in Higher Education Institutions Offering Sports Education

Psychological capital, which is one of the developing areas of positive organizational behavior, is seen as a psychological resource that can encourage development and performance among employees. In the field of sports education, increasing the psychological capital levels of the employees and increasing the performance and job satisfaction can be effective. The aim of this study is to determine the psychological capital, job performance and job satisfaction levels of academic staff working in higher education institutions offering sports education in terms of various variables and to examine the relationship between them. The study sample consisted of a total of 122 sports science academicians, including 30 female and 92 males, who worked in different regions of Turkey. The Organizational Psychological Capital Scale, Job Performance and Job Satisfaction Scales were used as data collection tools in the study. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Tukey HSD and correlation test. According to the findings obtained in the research, a high level of positive correlation was found between the psychological capital dimensions and job performance. Again, a moderately positive correlation was found between the psychological resilience, hope and self-efficacy dimensions of the psychological capital and job satisfaction.

Role of Sub-constructs of Psychological Capital and Transformational Leadership in Engaging Employees in Service Sector

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between transformational leadership (TL) and employee engagement through the mediating role of the sub constructs of psychological capital. The article has used a single cross-sectional descriptive design. The sample consisted of 450 full-time employees working in the service sector in India. The data were mainly analyzed through structural and measurement model. The result of the study revealed that TL has an influence on employee engagement. The relationship between TL and employee engagement is mediated by sub-construct hope of psychological capital. Implication of this study is of high importance for organizations continuously working to increase the level of employee engagement to further enhance competitiveness. Prior research has examined the antecedents of employee work engagement, but little is known about the role of TL and a positive psychological state, in shaping employee work engagement. Imparting TL training and style can help to generate psychological capital which will positively drive employee engagement. Organizations with transformational leaders will be able to make employees feel valued and happy by igniting feeling of hope. The engaged workforce will result in the positive social outcome. This study is original as earlier studies have not explored the important role of hope and also optimism as dimensions of psychological capital. The article supports the critical role of leadership and psychological capital in creating highly engaged employees which have not been studied in an Indian context with specific focus to the service sector.

Psychological Capital: The Role of Attachment (Case Study: Tehran Children’s Hospital)

One of the most important issues in the field of organizational behavior studies is the identification of positive psychological resources and capacities, which considerably affect individuals’ job performance. Therefore, the present research aims to study and identify the effects of attachment on psychological capital. With regard to the purpose, this research is applied and in regard to data collection method, it is descriptive/analytic and of correlational type. The analysis is carried out based on Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The study was done at Tehran Children’s Hospital, in which a sample of 176 personnel filled out the questionnaire. In this research, the validity of attachment and psychological capital measurement models was evaluated by Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Also, the results of the structural model suggested the significant effect of attachment on the dimensions of psychological capital. It is noteworthy that between the two dimensions of attachment, i.e. avoidance and anxiety, avoidance is more explanatory. Finally, it is notable that attachment theory is one of the most important theories in OB/HR; this has critical consequences for variables like psychological capital.

PSİKOLOJİK SERMAYENİN BOYUTLARI: TÜRKİYE TAŞ KÖMÜRÜ KURUMUNDA BİR VAKA ÇALIŞMASI

Yöneticiler günümüz iş dünyasında örgütlerine verimlilik, üretkenlik ve karlılık getiren en önemli sermaye türünün psikolojik sermayeolduğu konusunda artan bir farkındalığa sahiptir. Öz-yeterlilik, iyimserlik, umut ve psikolojik dayanıklılık dâhil olmak üzere psikolojik sermayenin boyutları, kuruluşlara başarı getiren faktörlerdir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye Taşkömürü Kurumu (TTK) - Kozlu Müessesesi’nin (Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise (TCMC) - Kozlu Establishment) istihdamettiği yeraltı madencilerinin psikolojik sermaye boyutlarını belirlemektir. Madencilerin psikolojik sermaye boyutlarını belirlemek için 344 yeraltı madencisine anket uygulanmıştır. SPSS 22 paket ve AMOS 24 programları kullanılarak analizler yapılmıştır.Madencilerin psikolojik sermaye boyutlarını belirlemek için keşfedici factor analizive doğrulayıcı factor analizi kullanılmıştır.Yapılan analizler sonucunda madencilerin psikolojik sermayefaktörleri umut ve öz-yeterlilik olarak belirmiştir.

Psychological Capital Augments Employee Engagement

The purpose of this paper is to examine the importance of psychological capital as a significant predictor of employees’ engagement and also how these positive psychological capabilities motivate employees to perform beyond their job description. In today’s competitive environment, it is a challenging task for all organizations to enhance the levels of work engagement among employees. To address this challenge, the present study focuses on how core dimensions of psychological capital are related to employee engagement, as it contributes positively to different workplace outcomes and performance level of employees. The study has been conducted using a sample of 200 IT professionals. Data analyses were performed using correlation analysis and structural equation modeling. The result of path coefficient (β = .70, p < .001) suggested that high (low) psychological capital was associated with high (low) employee engagement. A positive and significant correlation was reported between psychological capital and employee engagement. The findings suggested psychological capital work as a significant predictor, along with the other variables in fostering employee engagement.

The effects of psychological capital on employees’ organizational identification in hotels

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of dimensions of psychological capital on employees’ organizational identification in hotels. Through conducting a face-to-face interview, data were collected from a sample of 485 full-time employees working in 5-star hotels in Turkey and were analysed with the statistical program. The correlation analysis was used to investigate the relationship between independent variables and dependent variable and the regression analysis was used to determine the effects of psychological capital on organizational identification. The researchers found a positive correlation between dimensions of psychological capital and organizational identification and the psychological capital effects on organizational identification. It was indicated that the factors of psychological capital effected on organizational identification.