Positive psychological capital, E.Q and S.Q. as determinants of subjective well-being in executive women

Pages:25-27
O.P Sharma and Rajshree Tewari (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
Anushree Mathur (Bhartiya Vidya Bhavans Vidyashram, Jaipur, Rajasthan)

Life is never easy for any of us, more so if we happen to be women, women of the modern era. With the changing lifestyles and work that goes beyond the boundaries of home, there are quite a few roles to play. Work pressure, social demands, learnt personal idea of an’ ideal wife or mother’ makes our life all the more stressful. But some of these executives continue to give their best performance despite being under severe stress while others shatter down very easily and quickly. It is believed that Positive Psychological Capital (PPC) provides the people the leverage to perform well in life whether it is in personal, professional or social life. The concept of PPC in OB has its recent origin and very developing branch of positive psychology. The concept of PPC was developed by Luthans et al. (2.f,)02). Some of the major components of PPC include resiliency, self-efficiency, optimism and hope. But factors such as Percieved Home Environment , EQ and SQ may also be added as components of PPC .This research was designed to investigate the effects of some of the recently conceived components of PPC on different measures of Subjective Well-Being (SWB) in a sample of executive women. The significance of PPC is emphasized in the maintenance and development of SWB.