Emotional mediators of psychological capital on well-being: The role of stress, anxiety, and depression

Abstract

Researchers have tried to investigate multiple factors affecting employees' social, emotional, and psychological well-being. In this study particularly, nurses' emotional and psychological well-being is considered. Of most important factors affecting well-being in place of work has known to be busy work and stress, constructive and destructive emotions, and psychological capital. Present study considered to test a developed model of psychological capital, constructive and destructive emotions, stress, anxiety, and depression as antecedents of wellbeing. 296 nurses took part in the survey, using path analysis method hypotheses were tested, and the proposed model was evaluated. Results indicated that nurses' high psychological capital increases their constructive emotions, reduces destructive emotions and eventually increase their well-being. The role of destructive emotions was more prominent in increasing wellbeing as well. Furthermore, stress had an incremental influence on well-being. In general, research results emphasize the need for more attention to the components of psychological capital, and intervention and coping strategies. The conclusions of a more detailed is that to improve nurses' well-being the more emphasize should be on decreasing destructive emotions than increasing constructive ones. In addition, keeping an optimal level of stress is necessary for good functioning and improvement of overall well-being.

The mediating role of psychological capital on the relation between distress and empathy of medical residents: a cross-sectional survey

“…Working professionals who have high PsyCap apply themselves to better handle challenges, are more optimistic in negative situations, expect positive outcomes, and quickly recover after setbacks. Previous studies have shown that PsyCap is positively correlated with work performance, job satisfaction, and level of well-being [17,18] and is negatively associated with depression, anxiety, burnout, and pressure [18][19][20][21], which are known factors of distress in medical professionals [22][23][24][25]. PsyCap has also been considered to be a positive resource in combating destructive emotions, pressure, burnout, and work-life conflicts [17,21,26].…”

The association between occupational stress and depressive symptoms and the mediating role of psychological capital among Chinese university teachers: a cross-sectional study

“…Positive PsyCap, as an emerging core construct, has attracted the attention of many researchers in various fields, including private businesses (relating to their employees), medicine (relating to both staff and patients), and education (relating to students) [ 10 , 16 , 25 , 27 ]. Previous research has shown that PsyCap is positively associated with job performance, job satisfaction, and well-being [ 25 , 28 ], but negatively associated with depression, burnout, and staff turnover [ 16 , 24 , 29 ]. According to Luthans and colleagues, PsyCap plays a mediating role in the relationship between a supportive organizational climate and staff performance [ 30 ].…”

Propiedades psicométricas del Instrumento para evaluar capital psicológico en las Organizaciones Ipsicap-24

“…Esta última prueba indaga sobre aspectos de salud física y mental, tales como: síntomas psicosomáticos, ansiedad y problemas de sueño, depresión y disfunción social. La evidencia ha demostrado que estos problemas de salud correlacionan de forma inversa con el capital psicológico (Avey, Wernsing, & Mhatre, 2011;Cassidy, McLaughlin, & McDowell, 2014;Rahimnia, Mazidi, & Mohammadzadeh, 2013;Liu et al, 2013;Meseguer-de Pedro et al, 2017).…”

“…Por su parte, Cassidy et al (2014), usando el PCQ-24, el GHQ-12 y The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), encontraron correlaciones negativas significativas entre cada uno de los cuatro componentes del capital psicológico y las medidas de salud mental negativa y estrés percibido. De igual manera, Rahimnia et al (2013) informan sobre correlaciones negativas significativas entre capital psicológico (PCQ-24) y las medidas proporcionadas por Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. Liu et al (2013) también comunican una asociación significativa entre capital psicológico (PCQ-24) y síntomas depresivos (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, CES-D).…”