Relationships between academic performance, perceived group psychological capital, and positive psychological capital of thai undergraduate students

Positive psychological capital or simply PsyCap, comprised of self-efficacy, optimism, hope and resilience, has an impact on student-related outcomes. The purpose of this study was to provide empirical evidence on the relationships between academic performance, perceived group PsyCap, and individual PsyCap of Thai undergraduate students. The study was conducted at individual level of analysis. The participants were four hundred and eighteen Thai undergraduate students. They completed measures of individual PsyCap and the perception of PsyCap of the group and reported their grade point average (GPA). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to test the proposed relationships. The fit indices showed that the hypothesized model had a reasonably adequate fit to the data (chi(2)=23.37, df=17, p=.138, CFI=.996, RMSEA=.030, GFI=.988, AGFI=.967). The results showed that academic performance has positive direct effect on students' PsyCap and positive indirect effect on students' perceived group PsyCap through their own PsyCap. Moreover, students' PsyCap has positive impact on their perception of PsyCap of the group, but there is no reciprocal effect. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Academic World Education and Research Center.