The antecedents and consequences of positive organizational behavior: The role of psychological capital for promoting employee well-being in sport organizations

By Minjung Kim, A. Kim, Joshua I. Newman, Gerald R. Ferris, Pamela L. Perrewé. Sport Management Review, 2019

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A positive approach to addressing mental health issues in workplaces advocates the examination of an untapped resource—psychological capital—as a potential positive construct in contemporary organizational behavior. The authors tested various antecedents and outcomes of psychological capital, and examined the role of this construct in psychological well-being and job satisfaction among sport employees. To test 11 hypotheses, the researchers recruited 708 employees from the athletic departments of Division I institutions. Results indicate that the meaningful work of employees and a supportive organizational climate positively influenced psychological capital, thereby leading to high levels of job satisfaction and psychological well-being. Psychological capital also functioned either as a partial mediator or as a full mediator. In this study, the authors offer a new perspective on sport employees’ mental health outcomes, with particular emphasis on positive organizational behavior in sport settings.

Subfields: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Safety Research, Social Psychology

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