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The psychological capital of Chinese workers: Exploring the relationship with performance
- Management and Organization Review
, 2005
"... abstract Everyone knows about China’s huge population and the fast-growing economy. Although macro-level sociological and economic analyses have given some attention to the linkage between the two, at the micro level, the relationship between human resources and, more specifically, psychological cap ..."
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abstract Everyone knows about China’s huge population and the fast-growing economy. Although macro-level sociological and economic analyses have given some attention to the linkage between the two, at the micro level, the relationship between human resources and, more specifically, psychological capital of Chinese workers and their performance has been largely ignored. Within the context of three factories (two private and one state-owned) in the People’s Republic of China, this exploratory study examined the relationship of a sample (n = 422) of Chinese workers ’ positive psychological capital states and their performance. Results indicated the workers’ positive states of hope, optimism, and resiliency, separately and when the three were combined into a core construct of psychological capital, significantly correlated with their performance, as rated by their supervisors. An analysis of workers in one of the factories (n = 272) also found a significant relationship between the workers ’ positive psychological capital and the performance outcome of relative merit-based salary. Limitations, future research, and practical implications conclude the article.
Can positive employees help positive organizational change
- Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
, 2008
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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Management Department at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska- Lincoln. It has
Capitalizing on one‘s advantages: Role of core selfevaluations
- Journal of Applied Psychology
, 2007
"... The authors examined (a) whether core self-evaluations in adolescence and young adulthood predict income at midlife and (b) whether people with positive core self-evaluations are more likely to capitalize on advantages resulting from family socioeconomic status and academic achievement, resulting in ..."
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The authors examined (a) whether core self-evaluations in adolescence and young adulthood predict income at midlife and (b) whether people with positive core self-evaluations are more likely to capitalize on advantages resulting from family socioeconomic status and academic achievement, resulting in even higher levels of income at midcareer. The sample consisted of participants from the National Longitu-dinal Survey of Youth, a national probability sample that first surveyed participants in 1979. The authors found that core self-evaluations and family socioeconomic status and academic achievement predict income and that, furthermore, high core self-evaluations enhance the benefits derived from these factors. Overall, it appears that individuals with positive core self-evaluations are particularly adept at translating early advantages into later economic success.
Experimental analysis of a web-based training intervention to develop positive psychological capital. Academy of Management Learning
- and Education
, 2008
"... Psychological capital with components of hope, self-efficacy, optimism, and resiliency has recently emerged as a core construct in taking positive psychology to the workplace. A distinguishing feature is that it is “state-like ” and thus open to development. We analyze whether such psychological cap ..."
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Psychological capital with components of hope, self-efficacy, optimism, and resiliency has recently emerged as a core construct in taking positive psychology to the workplace. A distinguishing feature is that it is “state-like ” and thus open to development. We analyze whether such psychological capital can be developed through a highly focused, 2-hour web-based training intervention. Using a pretest, posttest experimental design (n 187 randomly assigned to the treatment group and n 177 to the control group), we found support that psychological capital can be developed by such a training intervention. Although the importance of positivity has been given attention through the years, only recently has it been proposed as a new (or at least renewed) lens to focus study on organizational behavior
The role of positive and negative emotions in life-satisfaction judgment across nations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
, 2008
"... This study examined how the frequency of positive and negative emotions is related to life satisfaction across nations. Participants were 8,557 people from 46 counties who reported on their life satisfaction and frequency of positive and negative emotions. Multilevel analyses showed that across nati ..."
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This study examined how the frequency of positive and negative emotions is related to life satisfaction across nations. Participants were 8,557 people from 46 counties who reported on their life satisfaction and frequency of positive and negative emotions. Multilevel analyses showed that across nations, the experience of positive emotions was more strongly related to life satisfaction than the absence of negative emotions. Yet, the cultural dimensions of individualism and survival/selfexpression moderated these relationships. Negative emotional experiences were more negatively related to life satisfaction in individualistic than in collectivistic nations, and positive emotional experiences had a larger positive relationship with life satisfaction in nations that stress selfexpression than in nations that value survival. These findings show how emotional aspects of the good life vary with national culture and how this depends on the values that characterize one’s society. Although to some degree, positive and negative emotions might be universally viewed as desirable and undesirable, respectively, there appear to be clear cultural differences in how relevant such emotional experiences are to quality of life.
Meeting the leadership challenge of employee well-being through relationship PsyCap and health PsyCap
- Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies
, 2013
"... The leadership field has been giving increasing atten-tion to the impact that leadership styles and behav-iors have on employee health and well-being (for a rel-evant meta-analysis, see Kuoppala, Lamminpaa, Liira, & Vainio, 2008). In addition, the core construct of psy-chological capital (PsyCap ..."
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The leadership field has been giving increasing atten-tion to the impact that leadership styles and behav-iors have on employee health and well-being (for a rel-evant meta-analysis, see Kuoppala, Lamminpaa, Liira, & Vainio, 2008). In addition, the core construct of psy-chological capital (PsyCap) has been applied to both
Being on PAR: Outcomes of a pilot trial to improve mental health and well-being in the workplace with the Promoting Adult Resilience (PAR) program
- Behaviour Change
, 2008
"... There is an urgent need to find strategies to promote positive mental health in the workplace. The current study presents outcomes of a pilot trial of the Promoting Adult Resilience (PAR) program, an innovative mental health promotion pro-gram, which is conducted in the workplace over 11 weekly sess ..."
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There is an urgent need to find strategies to promote positive mental health in the workplace. The current study presents outcomes of a pilot trial of the Promoting Adult Resilience (PAR) program, an innovative mental health promotion pro-gram, which is conducted in the workplace over 11 weekly sessions. The PAR pro-gram is a strengths-based resilience-building program that integrates interpersonal and cognitive–behaviour therapy (CBT) perspectives. Pre-, post- and follow-up measures on 20 PAR participants from a resource-sector company were compared with a non-intervention-matched comparison group. At follow-up, the PAR group had maintained significant post-test improvements in coping self-efficacy and lower levels of stress and depression, and reported greater work-life fit than the comparison group. The program appeared to be ecologically valid and treatment integrity was maintained. Process evaluations of PAR program showed that skills were rated highly and widely used in everyday life at both post and follow-up mea-surement times. ■ Keywords: CBT, intervention, self-efficacy, depression, stress, work–life
Measuring the ups and downs of pregnancy stress
"... Despite substantial interest in the effects of stress on pregnancy, few instruments are available to measure pregnancy-specific stressors. Moreover, research has typically focused on the distressing, negative aspects of pregnancy. This report examines the reliability and validity of the Pregnancy Ex ..."
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Despite substantial interest in the effects of stress on pregnancy, few instruments are available to measure pregnancy-specific stressors. Moreover, research has typically focused on the distressing, negative aspects of pregnancy. This report examines the reliability and validity of the Pregnancy Experience Scale (PES), a 41-item scale that measures pregnancy-specific daily hassles and uplifts. The PES was administered to two cohorts of low risk women at 24, 30, and 36 weeks (n =52) or 32 and 38 weeks (n =137). Women perceived their pregnancies to be significantly more intensely and frequently uplifting than hassling. Internal scale reliability was high (a=0.91 to 0.95). Frequency and intensity scores for hassles and uplifts were stable over time (r’s=0.56 to 0.83) and patterns of convergent and discriminant validity emerged between the PES and existing measures of general affective intensity, daily stressors, depressive symptoms, and anxiety. These results indicate that (1) failure to measure pregnancy-specific stress will underestimate the degree to which pregnant women experience distress and (2) measurement of only the negative aspects of pregnancy will overestimate distress and fail to portray the
Retrospectives from three counseling psychology predoctoral interns: How navigating the challenges of graduate school in the face of death and debilitating illness influenced the development of clinical practice
- Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
, 2007
"... Death and debilitating illness can have a significant impact on one’s understanding of self, others, and society. When a counseling or clinical psychology graduate student experiences such hardships during the course of his or her clinical training, there can be several potential implications. The s ..."
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Death and debilitating illness can have a significant impact on one’s understanding of self, others, and society. When a counseling or clinical psychology graduate student experiences such hardships during the course of his or her clinical training, there can be several potential implications. The stressors of graduate school may exacerbate the emotional responses to an already painful situation. Additionally, clinical skill development can be negatively affected if the student has difficulty acknowledging how hardship influences his or her capacity to be an effective therapist. However, the same tribulations can also help new therapists to realize their inner strength, develop beneficial coping skills, and apply this knowledge when working with clients. Highlighted in this article are three cases of loss and hardship that underscore the importance of supportive clinical supervision, psychological hardiness, humor, and optimism during times of personal crises.
Adolescent perceptions of family connectedness and school belonging: Links with self-concept and depressive symptoms among gifted African American and Urban Rev (2013) 45:416–447 445 Hispanic youth. Gifted Children, 5(2), Article 3. Available online at: h
, 2012
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