word
psychological capital / PsyCap
sy-koh-LOJ-ih-kul KAP-ih-tul
ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl ˈkæpɪtəlListen
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psychologicalcapital
Dictionary meaning
a positive psychological resource state comprising four capacities: hope (agency and pathways thinking), efficacy (confidence to exert effort), resilience (bouncing back from adversity), and optimism (positive attribution about the future); developed by Fred Luthans and colleagues; a malleable state that can be trained and is linked to performance, satisfaction, and engagement in organizational settings
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