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Psychological Capital and Work Engagement: Moderating Role of Social Relationships

Kalyani Biswal¹, Kailash B L Srivastava¹, Sayed Firoj Alli²

¹Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.

Annals of Neurosciences

|April 30, 2025

Abstract

Background:

Employees are the real capital of any organisation, and to keep the employees productive and functional, employers need to focus on the psychological capital and social relationship of the employees to keep them engaged in their work. This study examined the emerging field of constructs of psychological and social capital to examine Indian employee's behaviour.

Purpose:

The purpose of this study is to examine a comprehensive model of the relationship between employees' psychological capital and work engagement. Furthermore, it examines the moderating effect of social relationships between them.

Methods:

This is a primary survey conducted mainly on the manufacturing industry. A sample of 375 mid- and senior-level executives of different age groups was considered in the study from India's public and private manufacturing sectors administering a questionnaire survey. A random sampling technique was used for data collection. This study applied SPSS and Amos software to validate the measurement model.

Results:

The results indicate a significant correlation among PsyCap, work engagement, and social relationships. PsyCap and social relationships are positively connected to work engagement. Thus, these results provide preliminary support for our hypotheses. The finding suggests that psychological capital and social relationships positively influence work engagement, and social relationships moderate the association between positive psychological capital and work engagement. It helps employees get better engaged at work.

Conclusion:

Organisations must develop psychological capital to provide resources to employees and share a supportive relationship. Developing and maintaining a supportive relationship for employees and employers is important. In the future, both qualitative research methods and longitudinal data from other sectors can be used to understand the interplay between social and psychological capital for enhancing work engagement. Developing and cultivating positive social relations can help employees utilise their psychological strength to better engage in work.

Keywords:

India Psychological capital public and private manufacturing sector social relationship work engagement

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