Analysis of Employees’ Profiles of Responses to Personal and Workplace-Related Factors of Psychological Capital: The Profile Analysis via Multidimensional Scaling Approach

• Lily Chernyak-Hai ^[2] ; Tomer Schmidt-Barad ^[2] ; Se-Kang Kim ^[1]
  1. [1] Baylor College of Medicine

     Baylor College of Medicine

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Peres Academic Center, Rehovot, Israel
• Localización: Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones = Journal of work and organizational psychology, ISSN 1576-5962, Vol. 40, Nº 3, 2024, págs. 139-150
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5093/jwop2025a12
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Análisis de los perfiles de respuestas de los empleados a los factores personales y laborales del capital psicológico: Análisis de los perfiles mediante el método de escalamiento multidimensional
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    Estudios anteriores destacan el capital psicológico (PsyCap) como algo fundamental para el bienestar, asociándolo con diversos resultados laborales. Del mismo modo que reconocer los perfiles individuales psicológicos o físicos o la demografía es útil para adecuar la intervención educativa o de tratamiento específicos y la evaluación de la personalidad o de la demografía orienta las decisiones y el comportamiento laboral positivos, puede ser muy valioso conocer los perfiles psicológicos de los trabajadores referidos a su bienestar. Este estudio transciende los análisis estadísticos típicos para utilizar un análisis de perfiles a través del escalamiento multidimensional para explorar los perfiles PsyCap de los trabajadores en cuanto al sentido personal de poder, autocontrol como rasgo, la percepción de conflicto, el intercambio líder-empleado, la percepción de apoyo de la empresa y su política. Los resultados presentan dos perfiles principales centrales, mostrando que los trabajadores que experimentan alta política de empresa, conflicto intragrupal, escaso apoyo de la empresa y una baja calidad en el intercambio líder-empleado manifiestan un menor PsyCap. Estos hallazgos tienen implicaciones metodológicas y prácticas, facilitando la comprensión del PsyCap.

  • English

    Previous studies have highlighted psychological capital (PsyCap) as crucial for well-being, linking it to many positive workplace outcomes. Just as recognizing individual psychological or physical profiles helps tailor specific educational or treatment interventions, and personality or demographics assessments guide workplace decisions and behavior, understanding employees' psychological profiles related to their well-being can be highly valuable. This study goes beyond typical statistical analyses, using profile analysis via multidimensional scaling (PAMS) to explore employees' PsyCap profiles in relation to personal sense of power, trait self-control, perceived conflict, leader-member exchange, perceived organizational support, and organizational politics. The results reveal two central core profiles, showing that employees experiencing high organizational politics, intragroup conflict, reduced organizational support, and lower quality leader-member exchange, report lower PsyCap. These findings have methodological and practical implications, enhancing the understanding of PsyCap in workplaces and offering insights for managers and HR professionals..

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