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Nia Plamenova Djourova
Validation of a Modified Version of the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ12) in Spain
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…
Individual Profiles of Psychological Capital in a Spanish Sample
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…
Psychological capital: underlying mechanisms, antecedents, and outcomes in the workplace
El objetivo general de la presente tesis es investigar el constructo Capital Psicológico y sus cuatro dimensiones- esperanza, autoeficacia, resiliencia y optimismo en el contexto español. Este objetivo general se ha desglosado en los siguientes 3 objetivos específicos: 1) Adaptar y validar una versión corta del Cuestionario de Capital Psicológico de 12 items al contexto español 2) Explorar si las relaciones entre las dimensiones del PsyCap resultan en perfiles individuales basados en las dimensiones del PsyCap; analizar si las variables si la pertenencia a los perfiles se asocia con variables socio-demográficas y poner a prueba cómo los diferentes perfiles se relacionan con la satisfacción …
Revisiting the happy-productive worker thesis from a eudaimonic perspective: a systematic review
The happy-productive worker thesis (HPWT) is considered the Holy Grail of management research, and it proposes caeteris paribus, happy workers show higher performance than their unhappy counterparts. However, eudaimonic well-being in the relationship between happiness and performance has been understudied. This paper provides a systematized review of empirical evidence in order to make a theoretical contribution to the happy-productive worker thesis from a eudaimonic perspective. Our review covers 105 quantitative studies and 188 relationships between eudaimonic well-being and performance. Results reveal that analyzing the eudaimonic facet of well-being provides general support for the HPWT…
Self-Efficacy and Resilience: Mediating Mechanisms in the Relationship Between the Transformational Leadership Dimensions and Well-Being
The objective of this article is to test the roles of self-efficacy and resilience as consecutive mediators in the relationship between the four dimensions of transformational leadership and well-being (operationalized as psychosomatic complaints and psychological distress). The sample consists of 225 social services employees in Spain. Data were gathered at two time points with a time-lag of 6 months. We used path analysis to test the hypothesized model and Monte Carlo confidence intervals to check the significance of the indirect effects. Our results showed that only two of the four transformational leadership dimensions have a direct impact on self-efficacy: inspirational motivation and…
Es pot desenvolupar el capital psicològic en el dia a dia de les organitzacions?
En el present estudi realitzem una reflexió sobre el potencial que té el capital psicològic, per a ser desenvolupat a partir de les pràctiques comunes en les organitzacions, i com això pot ajudar a explicar i millorar el comportament de les persones en el treball. Així mateix, s’avancen algunes de les preguntes que això podria plantejar, i les respostes que podrien resultar de gran valor, tant en el camp acadèmic com en l’aplicat.