The customization and use of psychological capital in an Asian context as a predictor of job satisfaction
In Western countries, psychological capital (PsyCap), made up of the components of self-efficacy, hope, resilience, and optimism, can predict a person’s job satisfaction. This study examines whether this construct can be modified for an Asian context to account for cultural differences between Asian...
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| author | Lee, Alex Yi Seah, Charlene K. Q. Aw, Cherie Q. Y. |
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| description | In Western countries, psychological capital (PsyCap), made up of the components of self-efficacy, hope, resilience, and optimism, can predict a person’s job satisfaction. This study examines whether this construct can be modified for an Asian context to account for cultural differences between Asians and Westerners, to produce a more accurate measure for predicting job satisfaction. In this study, Asian engineering undergraduates completed a set of questionnaires on the measures of interest. It was found that although a modified psychological capital construct significantly predicted job satisfaction, its correlation to job satisfaction was low. The insertion of kiasuism and defensive pessimism and the removal of optimism did not make any meaningful difference in the ability of psychological capital to predict job satisfaction. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/448102019-12-10T12:47:03Z The customization and use of psychological capital in an Asian context as a predictor of job satisfaction Lee, Alex Yi Seah, Charlene K. Q. Aw, Cherie Q. Y. School of Humanities and Social Sciences Carrie Ann Schlauch DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology In Western countries, psychological capital (PsyCap), made up of the components of self-efficacy, hope, resilience, and optimism, can predict a person’s job satisfaction. This study examines whether this construct can be modified for an Asian context to account for cultural differences between Asians and Westerners, to produce a more accurate measure for predicting job satisfaction. In this study, Asian engineering undergraduates completed a set of questionnaires on the measures of interest. It was found that although a modified psychological capital construct significantly predicted job satisfaction, its correlation to job satisfaction was low. The insertion of kiasuism and defensive pessimism and the removal of optimism did not make any meaningful difference in the ability of psychological capital to predict job satisfaction. Bachelor of Arts 2011-06-06T02:16:08Z 2011-06-06T02:16:08Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44810 en Nanyang Technological University 40 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology Lee, Alex Yi Seah, Charlene K. Q. Aw, Cherie Q. Y. The customization and use of psychological capital in an Asian context as a predictor of job satisfaction |
| title | The customization and use of psychological capital in an Asian context as a predictor of job satisfaction |
| title_full | The customization and use of psychological capital in an Asian context as a predictor of job satisfaction |
| title_fullStr | The customization and use of psychological capital in an Asian context as a predictor of job satisfaction |
| title_full_unstemmed | The customization and use of psychological capital in an Asian context as a predictor of job satisfaction |
| title_short | The customization and use of psychological capital in an Asian context as a predictor of job satisfaction |
| title_sort | customization and use of psychological capital in an asian context as a predictor of job satisfaction |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology |
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