TITLE:
Empirical Research on the Influence of Sense of Control on Psychological Capital
AUTHORS:
Qingshan Qingshan Hui, Le Lou, Xuansheng Cao, Hua He
KEYWORDS:
Psychological Capital; Sense of Control; Structural Equation Model (SEM)
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies,
Vol.2 No.1,
March
4,
2014
ABSTRACT: Psychological capital is an individual’s positive psychological state of development, which has four
features and five criteria. Psychological capital structure in Chinese cultural context contains:
calm, hope, optimism and confidence. On the basis of researching literature, the redemptory valid
questionnaires were analyzed by applying Structural Equation Model (SEM). The study found that
sense of control has a positive impact on the 4 dimensions of psychological capital (calm, hope,
optimism and self-confidence).