A-HERO: Integrating Authenticity into the Psychological Capital Model
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Date
2024-08-01
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Springer Nature
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Abstract
Authenticity was proposed as a potential addition to the Psychological Capital construct several years ago, but the PsyCap model has not yet been expanded. We review the theoretical and empirical support for the inclusion of authenticity and test this proposal in two studies. Study 1 examines the structural model of A-HERO (Authenticity, Hope, Efficacy, Resilience, Optimism) as an extended representation of the PsyCap construct. Study 2 tests the extent to which A-HERO may explain well-being. CFA demonstrates that the addition of authenticity provides slight improvement in overall PsyCap model fit. Hierarchical regression shows that the addition of authenticity to the PsyCap model improves the explanation of well-being, with beta values of comparable size to optimism and greater than efficacy. We therefore recommend that authenticity be included in PsyCap to provide a more holistic understanding of personal resources and to enable the further identification of interactions and potential synergies amongst A-HERO components.
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Authenticity · PsyCap · Hope · Optimism · Resilience · Efcacy, Authenticity, PsyCap, Hope, Optimism, Resilience, Efficacy
Citation
Sutton A, Roemer A. (2024). A-HERO: Integrating Authenticity into the Psychological Capital Model. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology. 9. 2. (pp. 1059-1081).