- Title
- The relationship between psychological capital and work engagement in a work setting
- Creator
- Rennick, Ashlynne Tamsyn
- Subject
- Employees -- Psychology
- Subject
- Employee motivation Human capital -- Psychological aspects Work -- Psychological aspects Psychology, Industrial
- Date Issued
- 2019
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/43534
- Identifier
- vital:36907
- Description
- According to research, psychological capital (PsyCap) and work engagement are two constructs within the realm of positive psychology that have a positive impact on employees. The importance of work engagement in organisations is evident in the global interest in human capital development. Work engagement has several positive outcomes such as job satisfaction, job performance and well-being that have been linked to PsyCap. Considering Positive Organisational Behaviour (POB) and understanding how this has an impact on public service sector employees is important. The purpose of this research is to describe the relationship between PsyCap and work engagement. The study was conducted in order to understand the levels of PsyCap and work engagement that exist in a work setting given the current global economic changes. A convenience survey design was used with a nonprobability sample (N=155) of NGO employees across South Africa in Port Elizabeth, East London and Johannesburg. The measuring instruments consisted of the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ-24), the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-17) and a biographical questionnaire. The data was collected using the pencil-and-paper method. Demographic groups showed significant differences in the means for both PsyCap and work engagement. The study also found that participants scored high on work engagement and its dimensions indicating that participants experienced high levels of engagement in their work-related tasks. Consistent with previous research, the results of this study showed that PsyCap is a predictor of work engagement, indicating a positive relationship between the dimensions of PsyCap and the dimensions of work engagement.
- Format
- ix, 102 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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