AN EXPLORATION OF THE IMPACT OF POSITIVE EMOTIONS AND HAPPINESS ON MENTAL HEALTH USING THE CONCEPT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL
Abstract
The study aim to examine the correlation between positive emotions and happiness in the context of mental health, with psychological capital serving as a mediating factor. The subject of this study is a student enrolled at Universitas Bung Hatta Padang. Within the realm of student life, positive emotions and happiness are frequently recognized as significant elements that impact their psychological capital. Nevertheless, there is limited research that has investigated the mechanisms underlying this link, namely the mediating role of psychological capital. This study employs a quantitative research design utilizing a survey methodology, which includes a diverse group of students from different faculties at Universitas Bung Hatta Padang. Information is gathered by using a modified questionnaire based on previously approved tools. Research hypotheses are tested by employing multiple regression analysis techniques. The findings indicate that experiencing positive emotions and happiness has a beneficial impact on the mental health of students. Furthermore, research has demonstrated that psychological capital plays a crucial intermediary role in the connection between positive emotions, happiness, and mental health. The practical ramifications of this research indicate that colleges should establish a campus atmosphere that fosters positive emotions, and allocate resources towards initiatives that seek to enhance psychological capital.
Keywords : positive emotions; psychological capital; happiness; mental health
Full Text:
PDFReferences
Asheghi, Hadi, Mostafa Asheghi, and Mohsen Hesari. 2020. “Mediation Role of Psychological Capital between Job Stress, Burnout, and Mental Health among Nurses.” Journal of Practice in Clinical Psychology 8(2):99–108. doi: 10.32598/jpcp.8.2.716.1.
Avey, James B., Fred Luthans, Ronda M. Smith, and Noel F. Palmer. 2010. “Impact of Positive Psychological Capital on Employee Well-Being over Time.” Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 15(1):17–28. doi: 10.1037/a0016998.
Cai, Xiaolun, and Long Ye. 2018. “The Mediating Role of Mental Health in the Relationship between Psychological Capital and Job Burnout: An Exploratory Study.” International Journal of Services Technology and Management 24:119. doi: 10.1504/IJSTM.2018.10011490.
Van Cappellen, Patty, Ruixi Zhang, and Barbara L. Fredrickson. 2022. “The Scientific Study of Positive Emotions and Religion/Spirituality.” Pp. 315–28 in Handbook of Positive Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality. Springer International Publishing.
Cheung, Francis, So Kum Tang, and Tang Shuwen. 2011. “Psychological Capital as a Moderator Between Emotional Labor, Burnout, and Job Satisfaction Among School Teachers in China.” International Journal of Stress Management 18:348–71. doi: 10.1037/a0025787.
Cho, Sun Mi, and Yun Mi Shin. 2013. “The Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental Health Problems in Child and Adolescent.” Korean Journal of Pediatrics 56(11):459–64.
Cohn, Michael A., Barbara L. Fredrickson, Stephanie L. Brown, Joseph A. Mikels, and Anne M. Conway. 2009. “Happiness Unpacked: Positive Emotions Increase Life Satisfaction by Building Resilience.” Emotion 9(3):361–68. doi: 10.1037/a0015952.
Cooper, Donald, and Pamela Schindler. n.d. “Business_Research_Methods.”
Culbertson, Satoris S., Clive J. Fullagar, and Maura J. Mills. 2010. “Feeling Good and Doing Great: The Relationship between Psychological Capital and Well-Being.” Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 15(4):421–33. doi: 10.1037/a0020720.
Erkuş, Ahmet, and Mine Fındıklı. 2021. “Workplace Happiness: A Research on the Effects of Workplace Environment and Psychological Capital.” Istanbul Management Journal 1–24. doi: 10.26650/imj.2021.91.001.
Finch, Jules, Lara J. Farrell, and Allison M. Waters. 2020. “Searching for the HERO in Youth: Does Psychological Capital (PsyCap) Predict Mental Health Symptoms and Subjective Wellbeing in Australian School-Aged Children and Adolescents?” Child Psychiatry & Human Development 51(6):1025–36. doi: 10.1007/s10578-020-01023-3.
Fornell, Claes, and David F. Larcker. 1981. “Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error.” Journal of Marketing Research 18(1):39–50. doi: 10.2307/3151312.
Foroughinia, Zadeh, Hakimeh Mohammadzadeh, Reza Kalhori, and Neda Kianipour. 2018. “The Studying the Components of Social Capital and Its Relationship with the Social Happiness in Iranian Students.” International Journal of Engineering and Technology(UAE) 7:19–22. doi: 10.14419/ijet.v7i4.7.20371.
Garg, Naval, Manju Mahipalan, Shobitha Poulose, and John Burgess. 2022. “Does Gratitude Ensure Workplace Happiness Among University Teachers? Examining the Role of Social and Psychological Capital and Spiritual Climate.” Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.849412.
Grol, Maud, and Rudi De Raedt. 2014. “The Influence of Psychological Resilience on the Relation between Automatic Stimulus Evaluation and Attentional Breadth for Surprised Faces.” Cognition & Emotion 29. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2014.895299.
Hair, Joseph F. 2015. “A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM).” International Journal of Research & Method in Education 38(2):220–21. doi: 10.1080/1743727x.2015.1005806.
Hazan Liran, Batel, and Paul Miller. 2019. “The Role of Psychological Capital in Academic Adjustment Among University Students.” Journal of Happiness Studies 20(1):51–65. doi: 10.1007/s10902-017-9933-3.
Jo, Heui, Ji Moon, Bong Kim, and Eun Woo Nam. 2015. “Analysis of Socio-Demographics, Self-Rated Health, Social Capital, and Happiness in a Medium-Sized Healthy City, Republic of Korea.” Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 5:68–75. doi: 10.15280/jlm.2015.5.2.68.
John, Jessy. n.d. Study on the Nature of Impact of Soft Skills Training Programme on the Soft Skills Development of Management Students.
Kahneman, Daniel, Alan B. Krueger, David A. Schkade, Norbert Schwarz, and Arthur A. Stone. 2004. “A Survey Method for Characterizing Daily Life Experience: The Day Reconstruction Method.” Science 306(5702):1776–80. doi: 10.1126/science.1103572.
Krasikova, Dina V., Paul B. Lester, and P. D. Harms. 2015. “Effects of Psychological Capital on Mental Health and Substance Abuse.” Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies 22(3):280–91. doi: 10.1177/1548051815585853.
Kun, Agota, and Peter Gadanecz. 2022a. “Workplace Happiness, Well-Being and Their Relationship with Psychological Capital: A Study of Hungarian Teachers.” Current Psychology 41:1–15. doi: 10.1007/s12144-019-00550-0.
Kun, Agota, and Peter Gadanecz. 2022b. “Workplace Happiness, Well-Being and Their Relationship with Psychological Capital: A Study of Hungarian Teachers.” Current Psychology 41(1):185–99. doi: 10.1007/s12144-019-00550-0.
LaMontagne, Anthony D., Angela Martin, Kathryn M. Page, Nicola J. Reavley, Andrew J. Noblet, Allison J. Milner, Tessa Keegel, and Peter M. Smith. 2014. “Workplace Mental Health: Developing an Integrated Intervention Approach.” BMC Psychiatry 14(1):131. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-14-131.
Luthans, Brett, Kyle Luthans, and James Avey. 2013. “Building the Leaders of Tomorrow: The Development of Academic Psychological Capital.” Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies 21:191–99. doi: 10.1177/1548051813517003.
Luthans, Fred, James B. Avey, Bruce J. Avolio, Steven M. Norman, and Gwendolyn M. Combs. 2006. “Psychological Capital Development: Toward a Micro-Intervention.” Journal of Organizational Behavior 27(3):387–93. doi: 10.1002/job.373.
Luthans, Fred, Carolyn Youssef-Morgan, and Bruce Avolio. 2007. Psychological Capital: Developing the Human Competitive Edge.
Lyubomirsky, Sonja, and Heidi S. Lepper. 1999. “A Measure of Subjective Happiness: Preliminary Reliability and Construct Validation.” Social Indicators Research 46(2):137–55. doi: 10.1023/A:1006824100041.
Nafees, Nida, and Musaddiq Jahan. 2017. “Psychological Capital (PsyCap) and Mental Well-Being among Medical Students.” The International Journal of Indian Psychology 10:2348–5396. doi: 10.25215/0403.087.
Negm, Eiman Medhat. 2023. “A Student’s Satisfaction Model for an Executive Education Blended Learning Approach, Considering Aspects for Marketing Applications.” Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning 13(6):1286–1304. doi: 10.1108/HESWBL-12-2022-0281.
Reivich, Karen, and Andrew Shatté. 2002. The Resilience Factor: 7 Essential Skills for Overcoming Life’s Inevitable Obstacles. New York, NY, US: Broadway Books.
Robles, Marcel M. 2012. “Executive Perceptions of the Top 10 Soft Skills Needed in Today’s Workplace.” Business Communication Quarterly 75(4):453–65. doi: 10.1177/1080569912460400.
Rosholm, Michael, Mai Bjørnskov Mikkelsen, and Kamilla Gumede. 2017. “Your Move: The Effect of Chess on Mathematics Test Scores.” PLoS ONE 12(5). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177257.
Smith, Kristina, Chanel Brown, and Benjamin Leikin. 2019. “Leveraging Technology to Promote Workplace Mental Health.” Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health 38:77–81. doi: 10.7870/cjcmh-2019-003.
Tugade, Michele M., Barbara L. Fredrickson, and Lisa Feldman Barrett. 2004. Psychological Resilience and Positive Emotional Granularity: Examining the Benefits of Positive Emotions on Coping and Health. Vol. 72. Blackwell Publishing.
Yao, Hong, Jian-Hao Huang, and Jiping Zhang. 2022. “Relationship Between Emotional Labor and Mental Health in Preschool Teachers: Mediation of Psychological Capital.” Frontiers in Psychology 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.707961.
Zhai, Hongkun, Qiang Li, Yue-Xin Hu, Yu-Xin Cui, Xiao-Wei Wei, and Xiang Zhou. 2021. “Emotional Creativity Improves Posttraumatic Growth and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Frontiers in Psychology 12:600798. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.600798.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31846/jae.v13i1.922
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
e-Jurnal Apresiasi Ekonnomi Indexed by:
