The Impact of Psychological Capital on Psychological Well-Being: An applied study on employees at Kafr Al-Sheikh University

Abstract

: The study aimed to clarify the impact of Psychological Capital (PsyCap) on Psychological Well-being (PsyWB) and the researcher used the positive approach based on the Hypothetical Deductive Model., and the data were collected using a survey list addressed to stratified random sample of (261) employee at Kafr Al-Sheikh University, and the researcher relied on data analysis and assumption tests on the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS). The results of the study showed that there was a positive moral correlation between Psychological Capital (PsyCap) in its dimensions (Self-efficacy, hope, optimism, Resiliency) and Psychological Well-being (PsyWB) at the macro level and for each variable individually, and a morally positive effect of Psychological Capital (PsyCap) in its dimensions (self-efficiency, hope, optimism, Resiliency) on overall psychological well-being and for each variable individually. Finally, there were moral differences in employees' perceptions of Psychological Well-being (PsyWB) according to different demographic variables (gender - career level - educational qualification - years of experience). Based on our findings, managers need to understand how important Psychological Capital (PsyCap) is for employees‘ Psychological Well-being (PsyWB). Moreover, contemporary organizations should focus on enhancing Psychological Capital (PsyCap) of employee as an initiative to increase Psychological Well-being (PsyWB).