Positive Psychological Capital and its Relationship with Coping Styles Among University Students

Abstract

The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between positive psychological capital and coping styles; it also aimed to identify the level of the positive psychological capital; the most coping styles used. Furthermore, it also identified whether there are statistically significant differences in the level of positive psychological capital and the coping styles due to gender and academic specialization variables. To achieve the aims of the study, the researchers used the positive psychological capital scale and the coping styles scale. The study sample consisted of )830( students at the Hashemite University who were chosen using the convenience method. The results of the study showed that the level of positive psychological capital was higher and showed statistically significant differences in the level of positive psychological capital due to gender which showed a higher rate for the male gender other than female gender variables; it also showed that there were statistically significant differences in the level of positive psychological capital due to academic specialization, in favour of students majoring in humanities. However, the results showed that the effective coping styles are the most widely used, and there were statistically significant differences in the effective coping style due to gender which showed a higher rate for the male gender other than female gender variables. Finally, the findings showed a positive correlation (r= 0.26) and statistically significant (α = 0.05) between positive psychological capital and its subscales (self-efficacy, hope, resilience, and optimism) and effective coping style. The current research findings also showed a negative correlation (r= -0.25) and statistically significant (α =0.05) between positive psychological capital and its subscales (self-efficacy, hope, resilience, and optimism( and non-effective coping style.