Positive Psychological Capital, Thinking Like a Futurist, Professional Commitment, and Applying Psychology to Life among Prince of Songkla University Students
Keywords:
Positive Psychological Capital, Thinking like a Futurist, Professional Commitment, Applying Psychology to LifeAbstract
The descriptive article aimed to: 1) explore positive psychological capital, thinking like a futurist, professional commitment and applying psychology to life, 2) study the relationships between positive psychological capital and thinking like a futurist, professional commitment and applying psychology to life, as well as 3) examine the effects of positive psychological capital on thinking like a futurist, professional commitment, and applying psychology to life. Sample was 165 graduate students of Prince of Songkla University, enrolled in 2019. Tools utilized were questionnaires on positive psychological capital, thinking like a futurist, professional commitment, and applying psychology to life. Instruments had IOC ranging from .67-1.00, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient yielding values of .947, .941, .944 and .964, respectively. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation coefficient, and One-way MANOVA.
Results revealed that positive psychological capital, professional commitment, and applying psychology to life were at high level among students, while thinking as a futurist was at a moderate level. There was low statistically significant relationship between positive psychological capital and thinking like a futurist (r= .220), professional commitment (r=.359) and applying psychology to life (r= .378) at .01 level. Positive psychological capital affected thinking like a futurist, professional commitment, and applying psychology to life at statistically significant levels of 01, .001, and .001, respectively.
Positive psychological capital was an excellent wealth which the educational institute should foster and enhance the learners. The more the learner engage with positive psychological capital, the more they show thinking like a futurist, and professional commitment.
References
Abbas, M., & Raja, U. (2011). Impact of Psychological Capital on Innovative Performance and Job Stress, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 32(2), 73-140. DOI: 10.1002/cjas.1314.
Bandura, A. (1997). Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company.
Buck, C., & Robertson, J. (2008). Positive Psychology and Student Engagement. Journal of Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives in Education, 1(1), 28-35.
Chen, X., Zeng, G., Chang, E., & Cheung, H. Y. (2019). What Are the Potential Predictors of Psychological Capital for Chinese Primary School Teachers. Front. Educ, 4(50), 1-8. | doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2019.00050
Choochom, O. (2016). A Causal Relationship Model of Teachers’ Work Engagement. International Journal of Behavioral Science, 11(2), 143-152.
Cronbach, J. (1951). Coefficient Alpha and the Internal Structure of Tests. Psychometrika, 16(3), 297-334.
Harinpolsiti, B., Srisawat, P., & Voracharoensri, S. (2018). The Enhancement of Positive Psychology Capital of Vocational Students Through Rational Emotive Behavior Group Counseling. Journal of Industrial Education, Faculty of Education, Srinakharinwirot University, 12(1), 56-73. (in Thai)
Hinkle, E. (1998). Applied Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. New Delhi: India Book Store.
Kaowsomboon, W. (2015). Factors Influenced the Decision to Study the Graduate Level at Thaksin University. Retrieved December 5, 2020 from http://www.tsu.ac.th/grad/report_/files/06044949200949.doc. (in Thai)
Kuha, A. (2019). Psychology for Daily Life (3rd). Songkhla: Neopoint (1995). (in Thai)
Larson, M., & Luthans, F. (2006). Potential Added Value of Psychological Capital in Predicting Work Attitudes. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 13(2), 75-92.
Luthans, F., Avolio, J., Avey, B., & Norman, M. (2007). Positive Psychological Capital: Measurement and Relationship with Performance and Satisfaction. Personnel Psychology, 60, 541-572.
Meesan, N. (2014). Institutional Commitment of Students in Dhurakij Pundit University. Suthiparithat, 28(88), 255-270. (in Thai)
Moonkum, S. (2010). Strategy of Analysis Teaching. (5th Ed.). Bangkok: Pappim. (in Thai)
Pawawimon, A. (2016). Cooperative and Work, Integrated Education, Smart Graduate. Retrieved December 25, 2020 from http://wil.crru.ac.th/files/Dr.Aorasa.pdf (in Thai)
Poohongthong, J. (2018). Transformative Learning, Teaching, Higher Education. Journal of Behavioral Science, 24(1), 163-182. (in Thai)
Prakmuong, S. (1997). Satisfaction of Teacher and Students Toward Educational Reform Agriculture for Life in Agricultural Technology College in Southern Region. M.A.Thesis. Prince of Songkla University. (in Thai)
Rew. L. (2005). Adolescent Health: A Multidesciplinary Approach to Theory Research and Intervention. USA: Sage Publications.
Rojsongkram, S. (2010). Factors Relating to the Participation in Activities of Mahidol University International College Students. Retrieved 2 November 5, 2020 from
http://www.sure.su.ac.th:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/9632 (in Thai)
Schaufeli, B., & Bakker, B. (2010). “Defining and Measuring Work Engagement: Bringing Clarity to the Concept”. In A. B. Bakker (Ed.) & M. P. Leiter, Work engagement: A Handbook of Essential Theory and Research. Psychology Press.
Schaufeli, W., Salanova, M., González-Romá, V., & Bakker, A. (2002). The Measurement of Engagement and Burnout: A Two Sample Confirmatory Factor Analytic Approach. Journal of Happiness Studies, 3, 71-92.
Srisawat, P. (2015). A Study and Enhancement of Psychological Capital of University Students Through Group Counseling. Jr of Educational Research Srinakharinwirot University, 9(2), 131-146. (in Thai)
Tantiwiwat, S. (2017). Positive Psychology Capital: Development Implication and Challenging. Journal of Behavioral Science for Development, 9(1), 277-290. (in Thai)
Tongkittipaporn, J. (2013). General Psychology. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press. (in Thai)
Trubprawong, K. (2013). Hunanization: is it Absolute? Executive Journal, 33(2), 26-34.
Vanichbancha, K. (2009). Advanced Statistical Analysis with SPSS for Window (7th ed.). Bangkok, Thailand: Chulalongkorn University Book Center. (in Thai).
Vanno, V. (2018). Needs Assessment of Academic Positive Psychology Capital of Thai University Students. Journal of Humanities, 40(2), 74-83. (in Thai)
Wehmeyer, L. (1986). Futuristics. New York: A Growth Company.
Wongkumsin, T. (2018). Positive Psychological Capital, Psychological, Well-Being and Professional Engagement of Government Teachers under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration School. Jr of Social Science and Humanities, 44(2), 211-248. (in Thai)
Yalcin, S. (2016). Analyzing the Relationship Between Positive Psychological Capital and Organizational Commitment of the Teachers. International Education Studies, 9(8), 20.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
1. บทความหรือข้อคิดเห็นใด ๆ ที่ปรากฏในวารสารเครือข่าย วิทยาลัยพยาบาลและการสาธารณสุขภาคใต้ ที่เป็นวรรณกรรมของผู้เขียน บรรณาธิการหรือเครือข่ายวิทยาลัยพยาบาลและวิทยาลัยการสาธารณสุขภาคใต้ ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย
2. บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของ วารสารเครือข่ายวิทยาลัยพยาบาลและการสาธารณสุขภาคใต้
