Strength in adversity: The influence of psychological capital on job search

By Don J. Q. Chen, Vivien K. G. Lim. 2012

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Summary This study examined the influence of psychological capital on job search among displaced employees. On the basis of a sample of 179 retrenched professionals, managers, executives, and technicians, we found that psychological capital (self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience) was positively related with displaced employees' level of perceived employability, a coping resource. Perceived employability was positively related with problem-focused and symptom-focused coping strategies. Whereas problem-focused coping was positively related with preparatory and active job search, symptom-focused coping strategy was not. The relationship between psychological capital and preparatory and active job search was mediated by perceived employability and problem-focused coping. Implications of our findings are discussed. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Subfields: Education, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology

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Mindfulness at Work: Positive Affect, Hope, and Optimism Mediate the Relationship Between Dispositional Mindfulness, Work Engagement, and Well-Being (2015, unknown): “increase factor loading and improves model fit (Chen and Lim 2012; Gooty et al. 2009; Rego et al. 2010).”
Psychological Capital and Career Outcomes among Final Year University Students: the Mediating Role of Career Engagement and Perceived Employability (2020, background): “This is also highlighted in the findings of Chen and Lim (2012) and other studies associating psychological capital to success in job search behavior.”
Frontline hotel employees’ psychological capital, trust in organization, and their effects on nonattendance intentions, absenteeism, and creative performance (2018, result): “Consistent with other studies (Chen & Lim, 2012; Karatepe & Karadas, 2015; Paek et al., 2015), these items were dropped from confirmatory factor analysis.”
Psychological Capital: An Evidence-Based Positive Approach (2017, methodology): “Furthermore, this scale has been tested in other contexts beyond current employment, including job search (Chen & Lim 2012), academic and overall life (e.g., see Luthans et al. 2014).”
Relationship between Psychological Capital and Quality of Life: The Role of Courage (2020, background): “Chen and Lim [30], in a sample of persons who lost their jobs, noted that psychological capital was positively associated with levels of employability and coping adaptive strategies focused on the problem and on active job searching.”
Effects of Psychological Capital on Mental Health and Substance Abuse (2015, unknown): “…citizenship behaviors (Avey, Reichard, Luthans, & Mhatre, 2011), mastery orientation and innovation (Luthans, Youssef, & Rawski, 2011), perceived employability (Chen & Lim, 2012), psychological well-being (Avey, Luthans, Smith, & Palmer, 2010), and happiness (Culbertson, Fullagar, & Mills, 2010).”
Psychological capital: A review and synthesis (2014, background): “Individuals high in PsyCap exhibit lower levels of absenteeism and job search behavior (Avey, Patera, & West, 2006; Avey et al., 2009; Chen & Lim, 2012).”