Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Garima Yadav ¹, Sandeep Kumar ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IN

Abstract

The global economy, demanding organizations, uncertainties, rising unemployment, anxieties about future job loss, lack of access to affordable health care, a crisis in the financial industry, and declining consumer confidence has created a significant stress in the life of the workers and their families. The adversities research in the field of positive organizational behavior is rising rapidly. The present paper reviews the shift of organizations from traditional HRM practices, to enhancing the psychological capital of the workers. In the recent times the value of positive psychological resources has gained focus for theory building, research, and application in psychology. The paper reviews the significance of hope as a positive psychological resource, it's relevance at workplace, it's relatedness to employee's health and performance, and the conditions, interventions that could be applied to enhance hope.

Keywords

Hope, Adversities, Psychological Capital, Health, Performance.

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