Social support and student outcomes: The mediating roles of psychological capital, study engagement, and problem-focused coping

Siu, Oi Ling; Lo, Barbara Chuen Yee; Ng, Ting Kin; Wang, Haobi

doi:10.1007/s12144-021-01621-x

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“…More aspects, such as creativity, wisdom, humor, and gratitude, are also regarded as factors in building a PsyCap composite (Luthans et al, 2007b). Since then, the last decade has seen a rapid increase in the amount of research on PsyCap, including its measurement and effects in various areas, such as in sports (Kim et al, 2019), education (Carmona-Halty et al, 2021;Siu et al, 2021), and management (Nolzen, 2018). Meanwhile, it is also cautioned that cross-cultural differences need to be considered in developing the construct, as the subordinate concepts, such as self-efficacy, optimism, and resiliency, are subject to individual differences and external contexts (Luthans et al, 2007b;Newman et al, 2014).…”

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A Tale of Two Capitals: How Task-Oriented and Guanxi-Oriented Psychological Capitals Lead to a Sustainable Workforce in Rural China

Wei

Liu

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Front. Psychol.

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Psychological capital (PsyCap) is documented to be positive in influencing employees’ behavior. However, little attention has been paid to its role in maintaining a sustainable workforce in underprivileged rural areas. Also less known is the complex relations between PsyCap and other consequence variables. Moreover, previous studies in this field did not adequately address the cross-cultural applications of positive resources, though many facets of PsyCap are culture related. To address the gaps, the current study explored the complex relationships linking PsyCap and organizational commitment in a sample of public civil servants (gongwuyuan cadres, n=583) at the township level in the rural areas of northwestern China. Two types of PsyCap, task-oriented PsyCap, which is similar to the PsyCap in the west, and guanxi-oriented PsyCap, which is unique in the Chinese culture, were measured. Task-oriented PsyCap is composed of enterprise-diligence, resiliency-perseverance, optimism-hope, and confidence-courage. Guanxi-oriented PsyCap is composed of toleration-forgiveness, modesty-prudence, thanksgiving-dedication, and respect-courtesy. AMOS 23.0 software was used to establish structural equation models. The results show that both types of PsyCap were positive predictors of organizational commitment. Vocational identity and job satisfaction mediated the relation between task-oriented PsyCap/guanxi-oriented PsyCap and organizational commitment. The chained relationship from the two types of PsyCap to vocational identity, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment was also significant. These results and their implications for workforce stability are discussed.

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A Tale of Two Capitals: How Task-Oriented and Guanxi-Oriented Psychological Capitals Lead to a Sustainable Workforce in Rural China

Wei

Liu

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…Psychological capital, one of the major positive psychological states that draws researchers’ attention, has been found to promote employees’ work outcomes in organizational settings (Avey et al, 2010 ; Heled et al, 2016 ; Roche et al, 2014 ; Siu, 2013 ; Siu et al, 2021a ). Recently, researchers have begun to explore the beneficial roles of psychological capital in school settings (e.g., Datu et al, 2018 ; Siu et al, 2021b ). As psychological capital could be cultivated through interventions (Luthans et al, 2006 , 2008 , 2010 ), it is of great importance to investigate whether and how psychological capital could promote students’ positive outcomes during the pandemic.…”

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How does psychological capital lead to better well-being for students? The roles of family support and problem-focused coping

Wang¹,

Ng²,

Siu³

2022

Curr Psychol

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Recent studies have shifted the attention on the beneficial role of psychological capital from workplace to academic contexts. Moreover, the mediating role of psychological capital in the effect of social support on student outcomes remains unknown. This topic has become more imperative under the pandemic. The current study aimed to investigate the impact of psychological capital on students’ well-being with family support as an antecedent and problem-focused coping as a mediator. Two hundred and eighty-one students completed the questionnaire at two time points. Results of the cross-lagged mediation analysis showed that family support positively predicted psychological capital, psychological capital positively predicted problem-focused coping, and problem-focused coping predicted well-being. Moreover, the chain mediation path between family support and well-being via psychological capital and problem-focused coping was significant. The current findings identify the antecedent and underlying mechanism behind the relationship between psychological capital and well-being, providing insights into psychological capital interventions for students.

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“…Structural equation modeling with maximum likelihood was conducted to analyze the hypothesized serial mediation model shown in Figure 1 . Because of the small sample size relative to the number of items, the item parceling method was employed [ 59 , 60 ]. Three item parcels were formed for each scale.…”

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Striving to Avoid Inferiority and Procrastination among University Students: The Mediating Roles of Stress and Self-Control

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Lo²,

Ng³

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The current study intended to examine whether the relationship between university students’ striving to avoid inferiority (SAI) and procrastination was serially mediated by stress and self-control. The sample consisted of 154 Hong Kong university students. Their levels of striving to avoid inferiority, stress, self-control, and procrastination were measured by the Striving to Avoid Inferiority Scale (SAIS), the stress subscale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21), the Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSRQ), and the General Procrastination Scale (GPS), respectively. The results of structural equation modeling revealed that SAI positively predicted stress, stress negatively predicted self-control, and self-control negatively predicted procrastination. SAI did not directly predict procrastination. The results of bootstrapping analyses supported the hypotheses that the effect of stress on procrastination was mediated by self-control, the effect of SAI on self-control was mediated by stress, and more importantly, the effect of SAI on procrastination was serially mediated by stress and self-control. Further research is suggested to investigate the thoughts and feelings pertinent to procrastination and the actual duration of procrastination among university students.

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Social support and student outcomes: The mediating roles of psychological capital, study engagement, and problem-focused coping

Cited by 40 publications

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A Tale of Two Capitals: How Task-Oriented and Guanxi-Oriented Psychological Capitals Lead to a Sustainable Workforce in Rural China

A Tale of Two Capitals: How Task-Oriented and Guanxi-Oriented Psychological Capitals Lead to a Sustainable Workforce in Rural China

How does psychological capital lead to better well-being for students? The roles of family support and problem-focused coping

Striving to Avoid Inferiority and Procrastination among University Students: The Mediating Roles of Stress and Self-Control

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