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Positive organizational behavior: Longitudinal effects on subjective well-being
Kathrin Heinitz1, Timo Lorenz1, Daniel Schulze1
1Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Plos One
|June 23, 2018
Summary
Future-oriented psychological capital, including optimism and self-efficacy, positively impacts subjective well-being and reduces depression over time. Flexible goal adjustment did not mediate these effects in the study.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Well-being Research
Background:
- Subjective well-being (SWB) is linked to positive outcomes.
- Future-oriented psychological capital (optimism, hope, self-efficacy) correlates with SWB and reduced ill-being.
- Coping strategies are emerging as potential mediators.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the longitudinal relationship between optimism, hope, and self-efficacy with SWB and ill-being.
- To test flexible goal adjustment as a mediator in these relationships.
- To analyze data from a German panel dataset over three years.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study design.
- Path modeling analysis.
- German panel dataset utilized.
Main Results:
- Self-efficacy and optimism significantly predicted increased SWB over three years.
- Optimism significantly predicted decreased depression over three years.
- Flexible goal adjustment was related to predictors but did not mediate outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Optimism and self-efficacy are important longitudinal predictors of enhanced subjective well-being.
- Flexible goal adjustment is not a mediator for these specific psychological capital-well-being pathways.
- Further research may explore other mediators for psychological capital's impact on well-being.
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