Why Does Psychological Capital Foster Subjective and Objective Career Success? The Mediating Role of Career-Specific Resources

IF 2.8 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Journal of Career Assessment Pub Date : 2021-12-13 DOI:10.1177/10690727211040053

S. Kauffeld, Daniel Spurk

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Abstract

The present study investigates the relationship of PsyCap with objective and subjective career success. Based on conservation of resources theory (COR Theory) and psychological capital theory (PsyCap Theory), we assume that career-specific resources, in particular protean career attitude, career planning, and internal and external networking, are important mechanisms that mediate the relationship between PsyCap and both outcomes. We tested our assumptions by means of time-lagged path analysis with R and the lavaan package in a sample of 1110 German academic scientists. Our results indicate a positive relationship between PsyCap and career success. However, we found differential effects regarding the assumed mediation for subjective and objective career success. The effect of PsyCap on subjective career success is mediated by protean career attitude and career planning. The effect of PsyCap on objective career success is mediated by external networking. Our results strengthen the research of PsyCap as a predictor of career success. However, the results also imply that the relationship between PsyCap, career-specific resources, and both aspects of career success is more complex than expected.

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为什么心理资本培养主观和客观的职业成功？职业特定资源的中介作用

本研究主要探讨心理cap与客观职业成功和主观职业成功的关系。基于资源守恒理论(COR理论)和心理资本理论(PsyCap理论)，我们认为职业特定资源，特别是多样化的职业态度、职业规划和内外网络，是调解心理cap与两种结果之间关系的重要机制。我们用R和lavaan软件包对1110名德国学术科学家的样本进行了时间滞后路径分析，以检验我们的假设。我们的研究结果表明PsyCap与职业成功之间存在正相关关系。然而，我们发现主观和客观职业成功的假设中介效应存在差异。心理cap对主观职业成功的影响受多变的职业态度和职业规划的中介作用。心理cap对客观职业成功的影响是通过外部网络介导的。我们的研究结果加强了PsyCap作为职业成功预测因子的研究。然而，研究结果也表明，心理cap、职业特定资源和职业成功这两个方面之间的关系比预期的要复杂得多。

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Journal of Career Assessment PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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6.10

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15.60%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Career Assessment publishes methodologically sound, empirically based studies focusing on the process and techniques by which counselors and others gain understanding of the individual faced with the necessity of making informed career decisions. The term career assessment, as used in this journal, covers the various techniques, tests, inventories, rating scales, interview schedules, surveys, and direct observational methods used in scientifically based practice and research to provide an improved understanding of career decision-making. The focus is not just testing, but all those means developed and used to assess and evaluate individuals and environments in the field of career counseling and development.