Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between personality traits and psychological capital with academic adjustment. Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional research. The study population comprised all male and female students studying at the University of Kashan from February to March 2018. A total of 360 (190 females and 170 males) students were selected by clu...

Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality traits and psychological capital with academic adjustment. Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional research. The study population comprised all male and female students at the University of Kashan in February-March 2018. A total of 360 (190 females and 170 males) students were select...

Background: Adequate sleep is essential for proper mental function. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the intensive care unit nurses' psychological capital and their quality of sleep.   Methods: This was a descriptive correlational study. The study sample included 200 nurses from the educational medical centers affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences ...

In these turbulent times, we propose the importance of developing the psychological capital dimension of resiliency. After providing the theoretical background and meaning of psychological capital in general and resiliency in particular, the authors present proactive and reactive human resource development (HRD) strategies for its development. The proactive HRD includes increasing psychological...

Although social capital has been hypothesized to have positive influence on psychological health, a relationship between social capital dimensions and psychological wellbeing has rarely been found. This longitudinal study investigates the relationship between social participation in associations and self-rated psychological health. The paper uses five waves of the British Household Panel Survey...

With the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) being the standard measure to assess psychological capital (PsyCap) in the context of organizations, this paper aims to broaden this domain-specific approach by introducing a measure with universal claim. Two studies were conducted to create and validate a German self-report scale (CPC-12) measuring PsyCap. We performed confirmatory factor anal...

In today’s competitive world, Psychological capital and Work activities are considered as a key factor to suc‌cess and survival for organizations. So far, the literature has recognized various items that affect Work activi‌ties in organizations. The study analyzes how Psychological capital predicts work activities both directly and through the mediating role of Innovation, Subjective Well-being...