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Laura Lorente-prieto

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Validation of a Modified Version of the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ12) in Spain

2018

Background : Previous studies have found some limitations and inconsistencies in the functioning of the short Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ12), suggesting the need to improve it. The objective of the current study is to validate a modified version of the PCQ12 in Spain. Method : The sample consists of 792 employees from 42 Spanish organizations. A cross-validation was carried out to test the factorial validity of the modified scale. Reliability and convergent, discriminant, and criterion validity were also tested.  Results : The modified PCQ12 showed good psychometric qualities. A four-factor structure showed a better fit to the data than the original second-order structure. Conc…

Positive Psychologylcsh:Organizational behaviour change and effectiveness. Corporate culture05 social sciencesApplied psychologylcsh:BF1-990050109 social psychologyContext (language use)Sample (statistics)General MedicineFactorial validityPsychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ12)Test (assessment)factorial validitylcsh:Psychologylcsh:HD58.7-58.95Capital (economics)Scale (social sciences)0502 economics and businessCriterion validity0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPsychology050203 business & managementReliability (statistics)Revista Interamericana de Psicología Ocupacional
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Individual Profiles of Psychological Capital in a Spanish Sample

2019

Psychological Capital (PsyCap) consists of hope, self-efficacy, resilience and optimism. It is usually assumed that individuals score similarly across these four components, however, there have been suggestions in the literature that in some cases, people can score high on some dimensions and low on others, and that it is necessary to explore the matter further (Dawkins, 2014). Hence, the main objective of this article is to explore if the relationship between the dimensions of PsyCap results in individual profiles; to see which sociodemographic characteristics they have, and how the profiles relate to job satisfaction and performance. The sample consists of 1752 employees from different co…

Self-efficacymedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciences050109 social psychologySample (statistics)OptimismCapital (economics)0502 economics and business0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesJob satisfactionPsychological resiliencePsychologySocial psychology050203 business & managementmedia_commonJOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
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