Open AccessImpact of positive psychological capital on employee well-being over time.
Author(s) -
James B. Avey,
Fred Luthans,
Ronda M. Smith,
Noel F. Palmer
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of occupational health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.532
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1939-1307
pISSN - 1076-8998
DOI - 10.1037/a0016998
Subject(s) - optimism , psychology , positive psychological capital , construct (python library) , psychological resilience , social psychology , occupational stress , variance (accounting) , industrial and organizational psychology , positive psychology , capital (architecture) , well being , psychological well being , applied psychology , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , economics , history , programming language , accounting , archaeology , computer science
The recently recognized core construct of psychological capital or PsyCap (consisting of the positive psychological resources of efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience) has been demonstrated to be related to various employee attitudinal, behavioral, and performance outcomes. However, to date, the impact of this positive core construct over time and on important employee well-being outcomes has not been tested. This study meets this need by analyzing the relationship between a broad cross-section of employees' (N = 280) level of PsyCap and two measures of psychological well-being over time. The results indicated that employees' PsyCap was related to both measures of well-being and, importantly, that PsyCap explained additional variance in these well-being measures over time. The limitations, needed future research, and practical implications conclude the article.
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