Investigating the mediating role of social support in the relationship between psychological capital and job resilience of employees

Subject Areas : social psychology

Zeinab Sadat Pourmirghffari ¹ , Mahdi Zarebahramabadi ^{2 *} , fariborze Bagheri ³

1 - PhD Student in Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Research Institute for Humanities Research and Development, Samat Organization, Tehran, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Unit, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-05-14 Accepted : 2021-08-26 Published : 2021-08-23

Keywords: Social support# psychological capital# job resilience,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of social support in the relationship between psychological capital and job resilience of employees. The present study is an applied research that has used the correlational research method of structural equations as a research method. The statistical population of this study included all administrative staff of small and medium private companies in Tehran. The sample of this research was randomly selected from the lists of small and medium companies in Tehran and then 6 people from each company were randomly selected. The sampling method in this study was cluster sampling. For data collection, Lutans and Yousef Psychological Capital Questionnaire, Bruhen & Phillips Social Support Questionnaire and Liu Job Resilience Questionnaire were used. The collected data were analyzed using multiple regression method and structural equation model in Emus software version 22. The results of data analysis showed that the causal model based on the relationship between psychological capital and job resilience of employees fits with the mediating influence of social support. Psychological capital affects the job resilience of employees. Psychological capital affects social support. Social support affects the job resilience of employees. Social support mediates the relationship between psychological capital and job satisfaction of employees. It is suggested that the findings of this study be used to improve the job resilience of employees and their psychological capital with respect to the role of social support. Social support is also acceptable support from other individuals, groups and the larger community. Social support as the strongest and most powerful coping force for successful and easy coping with stressful situations and facilitates endurance for the individual

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