Psychological Capital and Work Engagement among Employees in the Nigerian Public Sector: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Olusoji James George ◽  
Samuel Essien Okon ◽  
Godbless Onoriode Akaighe
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Mediating Role

scholarly journals Does Emotional Intelligence, Psychological Capital and Proactive Personality predict Job Performance?

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-80
Author(s):  
Munazza Zahra ◽  
Daisy Mui Kee Hung
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Human Element ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
The Relationship

With the emergence of latest technologies, manual and routine asks have been changed, ultimately it is the human abilities that will make the organizations successful as human element can never be denied. That is why organizations are concerned about the performance of their employees since their job performance directly affects the overall performance of the organization. Thus current study is proposing predictors that can enhance job performance of the employees. Taking clues from past researches, current research proposed a conceptual framework connecting three independent variables i.e. emotional intelligence, psychological capital and proactive personality to the dependent variable job performance. It has also been proposed that the relationship between aforementioned variables will consider to be more complete with the mediating role of work engagement, hence work engagement is proposed as  mediator.

Intrapreneurship to engage employees: role of psychological capital

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jatin Pandey ◽  
Manish Gupta ◽  
Yusuf Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeIntrapreneurship is gaining traction in organizations to buckle up for the dynamic business environment. Scholars have argued that intrapreneurship increases positivity at work and helps employees attach themselves better with their job. However, empirical evidence suggests that these relationships do not exist. The objective of this paper is to examine the mediating role of psychological capital (PsyCap) in the relationship between intrapreneurship and work engagement.Design/methodology/approachData were collected through an online survey. Responses from 309 employees working in different industries in India were analysed. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyse the hypothesized relationships.FindingsThe results show that there exist positive relationships among intrapreneurship, psychological capital (PsyCap) and work engagement. Further, it was observed that the PsyCap partially mediates the relationship between intrapreneurship and work engagement.Practical implicationsManagers may not only encourage intrapreneurial behaviour in their organizations but also ensure that the employees are psychologically capable (high on PsyCap). It would enable the employees to engage themselves wholeheartedly into their work.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is one of its kinds to relate intrapreneurship with PsyCap and work engagement.

scholarly journals The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Job Performance via the Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Vratskikh ◽  
Ra'ed (Moh’dTaisir) Masa'deh ◽  
Musa Al-Lozi ◽  
Mahmoud Maqableh
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
University Of Jordan ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

<p class="NoSpacing1">Recent research findings are accumulating evidence that Emotional Intelligence (EI) is associated positively with important work manners. However, the research on Emotional Intelligence is mainly conducted in business field and in western countries; therefore there is a shortage of research on Emotional Intelligence in the context of public sector in Jordan. The aim of this study is to explore the influence of Emotional Intelligence on job performance and job satisfaction as well as the mediating role of job satisfaction on job performance among the administrative employees of the University of Jordan. The present study is based on Mayer and Salovey’s (2000) ability model of Emotional Intelligence. A sample consisted of 354 employees from the University of Jordan who completed self-report questionnaire. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used in order to test the proposed hypotheses. The research found that Emotional Intelligence is positively correlated with job performance and job satisfaction. The findings of this study also confirm the mediatory role of job satisfaction in relationship between Emotional Intelligence and job performance. It is suggested that Emotional Intelligence can be used to predict job performance and job satisfaction, therefore the understanding of Emotional Intelligence theory and its applications can be promoted for managerial and human resource practices throughout public sector organizations.</p>

scholarly journals Emotional Intelligence and Well-Being of Special Education Teachers in China: The Mediating Role of Work-Engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wangqian Fu ◽  
Chonggao Wang ◽  
Wenjun Tang ◽  
Sha Lu ◽  
Yan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Psychological Mechanism

The well-being of special education teachers is key to their mental health and also influences the development of their students. This study aimed to investigate the psychological mechanism of the well-being of special education teachers in China, where they are maximum in number. We explored the role of emotional intelligence (EI) and work engagement on the well-being of teachers. A total of 496 Chinese special education teachers participated in the current study. Results suggested that (1) the EI and work engagement were positively associated with the well-being of special education teachers; and that (2) work engagement played a mediating role on EI and well-being of special education teachers. To promote the well-being of special education teachers, suggestions for policymakers and schools are discussed.

scholarly journals The Effect of Trait Mindfulness on Teachers’ Emotional Exhaustion: The Chain Mediating Role of Psychological Capital and Job Engagement

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1527
Author(s):  
Yufang Bi ◽  
Xindong Ye
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
Trait Mindfulness ◽  
Health It ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Emotional exhaustion has become an important occupational health problem faced by teachers, and it has seriously affected their mental health. It is necessary to pay attention to the factors that affect emotional exhaustion. In this study, 815 frontline university faculty were selected as subjects to explore the relationship between trait mindfulness and emotional exhaustion and the role of psychological capital and work engagement in this relation, using the trait mindfulness, psychological capital, work engagement, and emotional exhaustion scales. It was found that trait mindfulness and emotional exhaustion are negatively correlated; the mediating role of psychological capital between trait mindfulness and emotional exhaustion is not significant; the mediating role of work engagement between trait mindfulness and emotional exhaustion is significant; the chain mediation effect of psychological capital and work engagement between trait mindfulness and emotional exhaustion are significant.

Does work engagement enhance general well-being and control at work? Mediating role of psychological capital

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 272-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manish Gupta ◽  
Musarrat Shaheen
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of psychological capital (PsyCap) between work engagement (WE) and general well-being (GWB) as well as between WE and control at work (CAW). Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 200 medical employees involved in rendering healthcare services. Structural equation modeling was done to test the hypotheses. Findings Analyses of the data revealed that PsyCap mediates fully between WE and CAW and partially between WE and GWB. Research limitations/implications The results show that PsyCap plays a positive role in transferring the impact of engagement levels to GWB and CAW. The results augment the broaden-and-build theory by explaining how positivity at the workplace can help the engaged employees improve well-being and CAW. Practical implications Hospitals in India are encouraged to recruit psychologically capable (high in PsyCap) employees. Such psychologically capable and engaged employees have greater CAW and have higher general well-being. Originality/value This study is among the few preliminary studies which have focused on the mechanism through which well-being and CAW of employees involved in healthcare services in India get affected.

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