Psychological capital, health, and performance: the mediating role of burnout

Q4 Psychology

Psihologia Resurselor Umane Pub Date : 2020-05-19 DOI:10.24837/PRU.V18I1.458

Daria Lupșa, D. Vîrgă

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Abstract

Psychological capital (PsyCap) is a state-like concept with roots in positive psychology. This study investigated the potential role of PsyCap, as a personal resource, in increasing the level of employees’ health (mental and physical) and performance. Based on the Job Demand-Resources theory, the mediating effect of burnout was examined using self-report data. The models were tested on 304 Romanian employees (51% women) from Information Technology & Communications (IT&C) companies, using structural equation modeling. The analysis found that burnout partially mediates the relationship between PsyCap and health (mental and physical) as well as the relationship between PsyCap and performance (task and contextual). The results highlight the role of PsyCap, as a personal resource, in health, and performance. These results are useful for implementing an evidence-based intervention to improve the level of PsyCap in IT&C employees. An improvement in PsyCap would reduce burnout and enhance well-being and performance. This study highlights the mediating role of burnout in the relationship between psychological capital and two distinct outcomes: health and performance. Thus, this research helps identify further mediators of the relation between PsyCap and health and performance.

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心理资本、健康与绩效:倦怠的中介作用

心理资本（PsyCap）是一个源于积极心理学的状态概念。本研究调查了心理资本作为一种个人资源在提高员工健康（心理和身体）和绩效方面的潜在作用。基于工作需求资源理论，利用自我报告数据检验了倦怠的中介作用。使用结构方程模型，对来自信息技术与通信（IT&C）公司的304名罗马尼亚员工（51%为女性）进行了测试。分析发现，倦怠在一定程度上介导了心理资本与健康（心理和身体）之间的关系，以及心理资本与表现（任务和情境）之间的联系。研究结果强调了心理资本作为个人资源在健康和绩效方面的作用。这些结果有助于实施循证干预，以提高IT&C员工的心理资本水平。心理资本的改善将减少倦怠，提高幸福感和表现。本研究强调了倦怠在心理资本与两种不同结果（健康和绩效）之间关系中的中介作用。因此，这项研究有助于进一步确定心理资本与健康和表现之间关系的中介因素。

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Psihologia Resurselor Umane Psychology-Clinical Psychology

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期刊介绍： The Psihologia Resurselor Umane Journal is the official journal of the Association of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (APIO). PRU is devoted to publishing original investigations that contribute to an understanding of situational and individual challenges within an organizational context and that bring forth new knowledge in the field. The journal publishes primarily empirical articles and also welcomes methodological and theoretical articles on a broad range of topics covered by Organizational, Industrial, Work, Personnel and Occupational Health Psychology. Audience includes scholars, educators, managers, HR professionals, organizational consultants, practitioners in organizational and employee development.