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Experimental Analysis of a Web-Based Training Intervention to Develop Positive Psychological Capital
Abstract
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.
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“Another intervention focused on building the four key components of psychological capital (i.e., hope, efficacy, optimism, and resilience) and was trialed with 384 employees from a broad cross-section of industries34)”
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“A small significant positive increase in psychological capital (d = 0.191) was found for the intervention group versus inactive control postinterventions”
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- Authors
- Luthans, F., Avey, J. B., & Patera, J. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln (US)
- Central Washington University (US)
- ORCID
- Avey, James B.
- Venue
- Academy of Management Learning & Education
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 2008-06
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 209-221
- ISSN
- 1537-260X (ISSN-L)
- 1944-9585
- OpenAlex
- W2117621513
- Cited by
- 900
- References
- 84
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 30.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Academy of Management Learning and Education (publishedVersion)
- ScholarWorks (Central Washington University) (submittedVersion)
- Lincoln (University of Nebraska) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Keywords
- psychological capital, positive psychology, online training, training program, hope, self-efficacy, optimism, resilience, workplace development, intervention effectiveness
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