Sustainability of Positive Psychological Status in the Workplace: The Influence of Organizational Psychological Ownership and Psychological Capital on Police Officers’ Behavior

Yu-Shan Chen, Chun-Ming Lien, Wei-Yuan Lo and Fuh-Shyong Tsay
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Yu-Shan Chen: Department of Business Administration, National Taipei University, New Taipei City 237, Taiwan
Chun-Ming Lien: Department of Business Administration, National Taipei University, New Taipei City 237, Taiwan
Wei-Yuan Lo: Department of Business Administration, National Taipei University, New Taipei City 237, Taiwan
Fuh-Shyong Tsay: Department of Business Administration, National Taipei University, New Taipei City 237, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: Drawing on the theory of conservation of resources (COR), the purpose of this study is to examine the mechanisms through which employee organizational citizenship behavior and job performance are affected by positive psychological status at work. Structural equation modeling was applied to analyze the data collected from 543 police officers in Northern Taiwan. The empirical results reveal that organizational psychological ownership positively associated with psychological capital, and psychological capital positively associated with both job performance and organizational citizenship behavior. Additionally, this study demonstrates that the relationship between organizational psychological ownership and job performance and organizational citizenship behavior are both fully mediated by psychological capital. Organizational psychological ownership and psychological capital are both positive psychological strengths to assist employees facing stressful work circumstances. The importance of examining the relationship between the components of organizational psychological ownership, psychological capital, job performance, and organizational citizenship behavior is pointed out due to the importance of organizations promoting the development of psychological resources to promote sustainable positive behavior and results in the workplace.

Keywords: organizational psychological ownership; psychological capital; organizational citizenship behavior; job performance; police officers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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