Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

Namita Mohanty ¹, Priyanka Dalal ¹, Prabhudarsan Sahoo ¹

Affiliations
1 P.G. Department of Psychology, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN

Abstract

The present study examined the Ethical values and Attitude towards women of students pursuing Intermediate and Post graduate classes. It also explored gender difference with regard to these two variables.A 2(Gender) x 2(Class) factorial design was adopted for the research. The study was conducted on a sample of 200 subjects, 100 students (50 males and 50 females) each from Intermediate and Post graduate classes. Results revealed that compared to males, females were more ethical and had more favorable attitude towards women. The other important finding was that the students of Intermediate class were having more positive attitude towards women than their Post graduate counterparts. Moreover, a positive significant correlation was found between Ethical values and Attitude towards women revealing that students with high ethical values also had more positive attitude towards women.The research findings were discussed in the light of socio-cultural practices and changes in perspectives that influenced the ethical values and attitudes of the younger generation towards women.

Keywords

Ethical Values, Attitude, Women, Students.

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Namita Mohanty ¹, Sarita Mishra Kolhe ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN

Abstract

The aim of this review article is to highlight on the perspective, theories, research, importance and application of Psychological Capital (Psycap) for gaining competitive advantage for individuals, teams and organizations. Psycap is one of the core, pivotal constructs in the area of Positive Organizational Behavior (POB) and Psychology. This is considered as critical for the development and management of talent in an organization. Providing a more targeted and updated review especially on “HERO” the components of Psycap like Hope, Efficacy, Resilience and Optimism and linking Psycap to other organizational “intangible resources” such as team work, authentic leadership and work engagement has been quite a challenging task. As a higher order core construct, Psycap turns out to be synergistic. Psycap as a whole, is greater than the sum of its parts. The basic underlying theoretical mechanism connecting all the four components is a positive appraisal of circumstances, and probability for success based on motivated effort as well as perseverance. In more analytical terms, it is through the discriminant validity across the four individual Psycap capacities that each adds unique variance and becomes additive to overall Psycap. Furthermore, both conceptual developments and empirical evidence support the convergent validity of the four components of Psycap that meet POB criteria.

Keywords

Psychological Capital, POB, HERO.

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