Psychological capital and well-being

Stress and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 180-188

  Youssef Morgan, Carolyn M ^a   Luthans, Fred ^b  

^a BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical health; Psychological capital; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HOPE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL FUNCTION; OPTIMISM; POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR; POSITIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WORKPLACE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

HOPE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OPTIMISM; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84938574394     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.2623     Document Type: Review

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