IMPACT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL ON TEACHERS' PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT

Psychological capital is the positive state of employees’ development having four positive strengths viz., self-efficacy, hope, resilience, and optimism which influence and promote satisfaction, commitment, encouragement, mental capabilities and struggle to succeed. Psychological capital is essential concept which leads to better performance in working area. This study was focused on the association between work-attitude, psychological capital and teachers’ performance. The sample of teachers n=125 by using L.R Gay formula (50%) from N=250, were taken from three male degree colleges: Degree college-1, Degree college-2 and Degree college-3, located in district D. I. Khan, KPK. Structured questionnaire with five point Likert scale was used to collect data from the respondents. Statistical analysis was done by using SPSS at 95% confidence level. The results revealed a positive and significant association between psychological capital and performance of the teachers. Lastly, it was found that psychological capital has a significant impact on the teachers’ performance.