The importance of positivity in life has been recognized long time back with the pioneering works... more The importance of positivity in life has been recognized long time back with the pioneering works of Seligman. Positive psychology as a field was founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within them, and enhance their experiences of love, work and play. However, the potential need to incorporate the principles of positive psychology to enhance the lives of employees at workplace has been identified very lately. This review article starts with the journey from positive psychology to positive organizational behaviour (POB) followed by the elaborated conceptual development of psychological capital (PsyCap) and its uniqueness in relation to other positive constructs. Next section of the article presents evidence of major theoretical contributions in developing the field of POB and PsyCap along with distinction between states versus trait paradigm in Psychology. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of recen...
This study examined the relationships between the four dimensions sense of humor (humor generatio... more This study examined the relationships between the four dimensions sense of humor (humor generation, coping humor, appreciation of humor and appreciation of humorous people) and psychological health. A total of 240 healthcare professionals from two large public hospitals of Varanasi (U.P.), India voluntarily participated in the study. The participants included were Nurses (N= 80), Doctors (N=99) and Hospital administrative Staff (N=61). The respondents were asked to complete the measures of the Multi-dimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS), developed by Thorson and Powell (1993a) and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) which is developed by Tennant, Fishwick, Platt, Joseph, and Stewart-Brown (2006). Demographic variables included in the study were: name of the organization, age, gender, marital status, salary, designation, education, nature of work, number of working hours, number of working days, organizational tenure and job tenure. The statistical analyses of data i...
The importance of positivity in life has been recognized long time back with the pioneering works... more The importance of positivity in life has been recognized long time back with the pioneering works of Seligman. Positive psychology as a field was founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within them, and enhance their experiences of love, work and play. However, the potential need to incorporate the principles of positive psychology to enhance the lives of employees at workplace has been identified very lately. This review article starts with the journey from positive psychology to positive organizational behaviour (POB) followed by the elaborated conceptual development of psychological capital (PsyCap) and its uniqueness in relation to other positive constructs. Next section of the article presents evidence of major theoretical contributions in developing the field of POB and PsyCap along with distinction between states versus trait paradigm in Psychology. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of recen...
This study examined the relationships between the four dimensions sense of humor (humor generatio... more This study examined the relationships between the four dimensions sense of humor (humor generation, coping humor, appreciation of humor and appreciation of humorous people) and psychological health. A total of 240 healthcare professionals from two large public hospitals of Varanasi (U.P.), India voluntarily participated in the study. The participants included were Nurses (N= 80), Doctors (N=99) and Hospital administrative Staff (N=61). The respondents were asked to complete the measures of the Multi-dimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS), developed by Thorson and Powell (1993a) and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) which is developed by Tennant, Fishwick, Platt, Joseph, and Stewart-Brown (2006). Demographic variables included in the study were: name of the organization, age, gender, marital status, salary, designation, education, nature of work, number of working hours, number of working days, organizational tenure and job tenure. The statistical analyses of data i...
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