A Study of Fragility, Entrepreneurship and Mental Health: Investing in Better Cognitive and Behavioral Skills for Small Medium Enterprise Entrepreneurs to Thrive in Conflict-Affected Areas of Pakistan

Saraf, Priyam

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“…Tourism workers have been extensively affected because they generally did not receive nancial compensation after being forced to leave their jobs. On the other hand, those who could continue working in the tourism industry have suffered from chronic stress, discouragement, and despair, resulting in deteriorating mental health [4,5].…”

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Effectiveness of web-based psychological capital intervention on the mental well-being of tourism workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Suwanwong

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The current COVID-19situation has forced many tourism businesses to close. Tourism workers have suffered chronic stress, discouragement, despair, and failure to find solutions for their businesses, resulting in deteriorating mental health. A psychological capital intervention (PCI) is therefore deemed necessary as it promotes the mental well-being of tourism workers. This article reports the development of a web-based PCI for the mental well-being of tourism workers and an investigation of its effectiveness using a mixed-methods intervention design. A qualitative approach was used to develop the intervention by conducting in-depth interviews with 20 tourism entrepreneurs. A content analysis was carried out. The intervention was tested through an experimental research design. The sample comprised 600 tourism workers who undertook a web-based PCI. Data on their mental well-being were collected before the intervention and 1 month afterward and analyzed using ANCOVA. The research revealed that 4 themes are needed for the intervention: having a goal, tolerance of difficulties, inspiration from a role model, and the appropriate way of thinking. An effectiveness examination showed that the web-based PCI improves mental well-being. In conclusion, this web-based PCI, which focuses on developing strengths, effectively improves the mental well-being of tourism workers facing difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Effectiveness of web-based psychological capital intervention on the mental well-being of tourism workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Suwanwong

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“…Despite government's various steps to promote youth entrepreneurship (Aslam & Hasnu, 2016), and encouraging young individuals to utilize skills and knowledge in availing new business opportunities and to contribute to country's economic development (Mahmood, Farhan, & Nosheena, 2017), the rate of entrepreneurship in Pakistan is very low, and country's economic situation remains feeble. Furthermore, regardless of bulk research papers have been published on entrepreneurship in context of Pakistan, such as, entrepreneurship and mental health (Saraf, 2019), state of entrepreneurship in Pakistan (Mustafa, Kakakhel, & Shah, 2019;Soomro, Almahdi, & Shah, 2020Pakistan. The literature on firm-level entrepreneurship studies argued that external environmental factors vary across countries and regions, therefore, investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance is contingent on the external factors known as an entrepreneurial ecosystem of the region.…”

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Investigating the Nexus of Psychological Capital With Entrepreneurial Success: The Mediating Role of Burnout

Malak

2022

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This research empirically investigates the association of psychological capital (PsyCap) with success of entrepreneurs, and also examines the mediating role of burnout on the relationship between PsyCap and entrepreneurial success. In research design, quantitative methods were employed and cross-sectional data were collected by using random sampling technique through online survey questionnaire adopted from previous studies. The sample size determined through G* power was 134 for this study; however, we got response from 296 entrepreneurs of Sindh province, Pakistan. The data are analyzed in SmartPLS-SEM to assess measurement and structural models, and to compute hypotheses testing results. The findings reveal that PsyCap has positive significant relationship with success of entrepreneurs. This suggests that higher PsyCap abilities ensure more success of entrepreneurs in their entrepreneurial activities. Interestingly, PsyCap reported a negative impact on burnout; means good PsyCap resources reduce the negative effects of burnout among entrepreneurs. Results further indicate that burnout partially mediates the relationship between PsyCap and success; hence shows that entrepreneurs in Pakistan due to more Job demands, risks, and uncertain situations experience burnout which impacts on their success, however, positive PsyCap resources; including resilience and optimism, as well as self-efficacy and hope, work as buffer and ameliorate negative burnout effects and help entrepreneurs in achieving businesses success. The outcomes of this research provide valuable practical implications for countering burnout through fostering PsyCap resources which is important for strengthening entrepreneurship, and adds fresh insights in the existing literature.

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The development and effectiveness of web-based psychological capital intervention on the mental well-being of tourism workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The current COVID-19 situation has forced many tourism businesses to close. Tourism workers have suffered chronic stress, discouragement, despair, and failure to find solutions for their businesses, resulting in deteriorating mental health. A psychological capital intervention (PCI) is therefore deemed necessary as it promotes the mental well-being of tourism workers. This article reports the development of a web-based PCI for the mental well-being of tourism workers and an investigation of its effectiveness using a mixed-methods intervention design. A qualitative approach was used to develop the intervention by conducting interview techniques with 20 tourism entrepreneurs. A content analysis was carried out. The intervention was tested through an experimental research design. The sample comprised 600 tourism workers who undertook a web-based PCI. Data on their mental well-being were collected before the intervention and 1 month afterward and analyzed using ANCOVA. The research revealed that 4 themes are needed for the intervention: having a goal, tolerance of difficulties, inspiration from a role model, and the appropriate way of thinking. An effectiveness examination showed that the web-based PCI improves mental well-being scores significantly. In conclusion, this web-based PCI, which focuses on developing strengths, effectively improves the mental well-being of tourism workers facing difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A Study of Fragility, Entrepreneurship and Mental Health: Investing in Better Cognitive and Behavioral Skills for Small Medium Enterprise Entrepreneurs to Thrive in Conflict-Affected Areas of Pakistan

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Effectiveness of web-based psychological capital intervention on the mental well-being of tourism workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Effectiveness of web-based psychological capital intervention on the mental well-being of tourism workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Investigating the Nexus of Psychological Capital With Entrepreneurial Success: The Mediating Role of Burnout

The development and effectiveness of web-based psychological capital intervention on the mental well-being of tourism workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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