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2024
Psychological capital, social support, work engagement, and life satisfaction : a longitudinal study in COVID‑19 pandemic
DUDÁŠOVÁ, Ludmila; Jakub PROCHÁZKA and Martin VACULÍK
Basic information
Original name
Psychological capital, social support, work engagement, and life satisfaction : a longitudinal study in COVID‑19 pandemic
Authors
DUDÁŠOVÁ, Ludmila; Jakub PROCHÁZKA and Martin VACULÍK
Edition
Current Psychology, New York, SPRINGER, 2024, 1046-1310
Other information
Type of outcome
Article in a journal
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
Marked to be transferred to RIV
Yes
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14230/24:00135772
Organization
Fakulta sociálních studií – Repository – Repository
Keywords in English
Psychological capital; PsyCap; Work engagement; Life satisfaction; Teachers; COVID-19 pandemic
Links
GA20-03810S, research and development project. MUNI/A/1513/2023, interní kód Repo.
In the original language
Psychological capital (PsyCap) has gained prominence as an important resource for positive work attitudes, behaviors, and organizational outcomes. This pre-registered study aims to broaden existing understanding of the relationship between PsyCap and positive attitudes and behaviors using longitudinal evidence. A sample of 202 teachers (M = 45.33 years, SD = 10.76) completed a set of online questionnaires in two measurement waves, two years apart. Using structural equation modelling with a pre-registered syntax, we found support for PsyCap as a mediator of the effects of perceived social support on changes in work engagement and life satisfaction within the two-year period. Perceived social support predicted the level of PsyCap measured two years later. A higher level of PsyCap was positively associated with changes in work engagement and life satisfaction between the two measurement waves. As the first data collection took place in the spring of 2019 and the second in the spring of 2021, the results also highlight the role of social support and PsyCap in dealing with demands related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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