Ghazaleh Hayavi; Asie Moradi; Khadmorad Momeni; Nasrin Arshadi
Abstract
IntroductionThriving at work is a positive psychological state that definitely describes individual growth at organizations. Thriving at work is a two-dimensional construct composed of feeling of vitality or being energized and a sense of learning that signifies the acquisition and application of knowledge ...
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IntroductionThriving at work is a positive psychological state that definitely describes individual growth at organizations. Thriving at work is a two-dimensional construct composed of feeling of vitality or being energized and a sense of learning that signifies the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills to build capability and confidence at work. These two elements considering the affective and cognitive basis of employee growth and development simultaneously. Most previous studies focused on observing outcomes of thriving at work. Their findings show lots of benefits for both employees and organizations mainly such as psychological and physical health and high quality of job performance, but there are a few studies which identify antecedents of thriving at work. On the other hand, the literature of thriving at work supports its mediating role between some antecedents and consequences. In this regard, the present study has taken into account the effects of one of the major antecedents of thriving at work (psychological capital) on job performance and psychological well-being with highlighting the mediating role of thriving at work. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of psychological capital on job performance and psychological well-being considering the mediating role of thriving at work MethodThe research method is correlational through structural equation modeling (SEM). The participants of this study were 418 employees of NISOC who were selected through stratified random sampling method. Instruments included Psychological Capital Questionnaire )Luthans et al., 2007(, Thriving at Work Scale )Porath et al., 2012(, Job performance Questionnaire )Williams & Anderson, 1991(, and Psychological Wellbeing Questionnaire )Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2008(. The proposed model was analyzed through structural equation modeling by using SPSS-25 and AMOS-24 software packages. For testing indirect effects, Bootstrap method (Preacher & Hayes, 2008 (was used. ResultsFindings revealed that the proposed model fit the data properly. The direct effects of psychological capital and thriving at work on job performance and psychological well-being were significant. Findings also showed that psychological capital has positive direct effect on thriving at work. Results of indirect effects supported the mediating role of thriving at work in the relationship between psychological capital and both job performance and psychological well-being. Discussion According to the findings of this study, focus on personal chracteristics such as psychological capital and thriving at work in the case of improving job performance and psychological well-being is important thus practices for increasing psychological capital and thriving at work through training packages and programs should be considered by organization.
