Positive psychological capital as indicator of psychological well-being

Pages: 463-466
Chetna and Nov Rattan Sharma (Department of Psychology, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana)

Psychological well-being is concerned with living a good life and working in a best possible way in all aspects of life whereas positive psychological capital can be explained as the constructive and ongoing plight in a human beings life which is achieved by combining high level of hope, self-efficacy, resiliency and optimism. The current investigation was designed to study the interrelationship between positive psychological capital and psychological well-being among young adult students. The sample for the current investigation consisted of 300 young adult students within the age range of 20-25 years and all of them were from colleges and universities of NCR region. For this purpose; Hope Scale, The General Self-Efficacy Scale, Resilience Scale and The Life Orientation Test Revised were used to assess Positive Psychological Capital and Psychological Well-Being Scale was applied to assess Psychological Well-being. Inter-correlational analysis was used to see the associations between the two sets of the variables. It was observed that components of Positive Psychological Capital positively and significantly contribute towards Psychological Well-being. Results were discussed in terms of its implications.