Is It All about Perception? A Sustainability Viewpoint on Psychological Capital and Life Well-Being of Management Graduates

Autor/inn/en	M, Nimmi P.; Joseph, George; Donald, William E.
Titel	Is It All about Perception? A Sustainability Viewpoint on Psychological Capital and Life Well-Being of Management Graduates
Quelle	In: Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 12 (2022) 2, S.384-398 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (M, Nimmi P.) ORCID (Joseph, George) ORCID (Donald, William E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2042-3896
DOI	10.1108/HESWBL-01-2021-0004
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Management Development; College Students; Well Being; Employment Potential; Self Efficacy; Positive Attitudes; Resilience (Psychology); Psychological Patterns; Motivation; Graduate Students; Student Attitudes; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Indien
Abstract	Purpose: Well-being and employability are considered important indicators of a sustainable career that must be incorporated into the system at the beginning of a job. Hence, it is essential to explore the role of positive personal resources to improve young managers' well-being. The unending ambivalence in the academic environment and the job market is detrimental to management graduates' well-being. The study aims to look into the possible intervening methods to enhance the well-being of management students during difficult times. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 212 management students from Kerala, India. Multi-stage random sampling was used to collect data. Structural equation modelling using IBM-AMOS was done to gain insights into the proposed relationships. Findings: The results indicated that psychological capital had a significant impact on the well-being of management students. Both perceived employability and psychological capital are positively related to life well-being. And, perceived employability mediated the relationship between psychological capital and life well-being. Research limitations/implications: The theoretical contribution comes from the application of the broaden-and-build theory and resource caravans from the conservation of resource theory as a theoretical framework to understand the positive impact of developing psychological capital among university students. The practical contribution comes from identifying a need for universities to make their campus climate more supportive of the non-academic needs of students by supporting them to become more self-reliant and enhance their positive psychological resources. Developing psychological resources of perceived employability and psychological capital is quintessential to enhance life well-being and career sustainability of early careers talent. Originality/value: This study is one of the first attempts to discern how psychological capital leads to an accumulation of psychological resources and life well-being in university students and graduates offering opportunities for career sustainability. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01