Psychological Capital and Proactive Attitude Among Emerging Adults

Abstract

A person’s positive psychological condition of growth, that is characterized by high levels of the four components of HERO feelings- Hope, Efficacy, Resilience and Optimism, is known as Psychological Capital. Proactive Attitude (PA) is a personality trait that is associated with motivation and action. It is a notion that there is an array of opportunities for change that can be made to improve oneself and one’s environment. The main objective of this study was to examine the relationship between Psychological Capital and Proactive Attitude among Emerging Adults. A sample was collected from a specific age group of 18 to 25 belonging to several colleges in Kerala. The research instruments used were Psychological Capital Assessment Scale and Ralf Schwarzer’s Proactive Attitude Scale. The Statistical analysis was done using SPSS. The data was not normally distributed therefore, the statistical analysis used was Spearman’s Rank Correlation. The finding of the study indicates that there is significant relationship between all four subscales of Psychological Capital- Hope, Efficacy, Resiliency, Optimism and Proactive Attitude among Emerging Adults. All the four elements of Psychological Capital were positively correlated with Proactive Attitude.