Empirical Research on the Influence of Sense of Control on Psychological Capital

Abstract

Psychological capital is an individual's positive psychological state of development, which has four features and five criteria. Psychological capital structure in Chinese cultural context contains: calm, hope, optimism and confidence. On the basis of researching literature, the redemptory valid questionnaires were analyzed by applying Structural Equation Model (SEM). The study found that sense of control has a positive impact on the 4 dimensions of psychological capital (calm, hope, optimism and self-confidence).