Building the Leaders of Tomorrow: The Development of Academic Psychological Capital

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Article

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Management

Publication Date

12-26-2013

Abstract

The now widely recognized core construct of psychological capital (PsyCap) consists of the state-like positive psychological resources of hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism. PsyCap has been empirically shown in the research literature to be related to various employee attitudinal, behavioral, and performance outcomes and open to development and change. Most recently, PsyCap has also been shown to be significantly related to business student academic performance. Using a pretest, posttest control group design, the present study tested whether the PsyCap of business students can be developed through a micro-training intervention. Results from this quasi-experimental study provide initial support that the Academic PsyCap of business students can be positively affected by a short training intervention.

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This article was originally published in Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

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Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies

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© The Authors 2013

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