Self-Leadership and Psychological Capital as Key Cognitive Resources for Shaping Health-Protective Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Autor: | Christopher P. Neck, Luke A. Langlinais, Jeffery D. Houghton, Sherry A Maykrantz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Coping (psychology)
Social distance 05 social sciences Psychological intervention self-leadership COVID-19 050109 social psychology psychological capital (PsyCap) General Business Management and Accounting coping self-efficacy health protective behaviors lcsh:Political institutions and public administration (General) Capital (economics) Cognitive resource theory ddc:350 0502 economics and business Pandemic Health belief model 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences lcsh:JF20-2112 Psychology Social psychology 050203 business & management Social cognitive theory |
| Zdroj: | Administrative Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 41, p 41 (2021) Administrative Sciences Volume 11 Issue 2 |
| ISSN: | 2076-3387 |
| Popis: | As COVID-19 has become a global pandemic, health researchers and practitioners have focused attention on identifying the factors that may help to shape health-protective behaviors, protecting individual health and well-being, and helping to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. This study explores the potential role of self-leadership and psychological capital (PsyCap) as key cognitive resources for shaping health-protective behaviors. Using multiple theoretical frameworks (social cognitive theory, psychological resources theory, and the health belief model), this paper develops and tests a hypothesized serial mediation model in which PsyCap and coping self-efficacy mediate the relationship between self-leadership and health-protective behaviors including hand washing, wearing face masks, and social distancing. Results suggest that PsyCap and coping self-efficacy mediate the positive relationship between self-leadership and health-protective behaviors. These results yield valuable insights regarding the usefulness of self-leadership and PsyCap as cognitive resources for shaping health-protective behaviors and for possible self-leadership and PsyCap interventions, potentially tailored to at-risk populations, which should have practical benefits for both the current and future pandemics and health crises. |
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