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Measuring psychological capital: Revision of the Compound Psychological Capital Scale (CPC-12)

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  • Ludmila Dudasova
  • Jakub Prochazka
  • Martin Vaculik
  • Timo Lorenz

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This article provides information about the psychometric limitations of the original Compound Psychological Capital Scale (CPC-12) and suggests a revised version CPC-12R, a free-to-use measure of Psychological Capital. The investigation consisted of three studies: two of these identified psychometric limitations of the original scale, and the third presented the revised version of the scale. The first study did not confirm the hypothesized four-factor structure of the CPC-12 on a sample of Czech teachers (n = 282) and found psychometric limitations in the resilience subscale. The second study identified the same problem using secondary analyses of the original data from two samples of German employees (n = 202 and 321 respectively). The third study proposed a revised version of the scale with new items for resilience, and provided support for reliability and factorial validity of the new CPC-12R on a sample of Czech employees (n = 333). CPC-12R demonstrated a better fit to the theoretically supported model of Psychological Capital than CPC-12, and further displays adequate psychometric properties to be recommended for application in both research and practice.

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  • Ludmila Dudasova & Jakub Prochazka & Martin Vaculik & Timo Lorenz, 2021. "Measuring psychological capital: Revision of the Compound Psychological Capital Scale (CPC-12)," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(3), pages 1-17, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0247114
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247114
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    1. Jiunnhorng Lou & Renhau Li & Shuling Chen, 2022. "Development of the Psychological Capital Scale for Male Nursing Students in Taiwan and Testing Its Measurement Invariance between Genders," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-10, March.
    2. Maria Luisa Giancaspro & Antonino Callea & Amelia Manuti, 2022. "“I Like It like That”: A Study on the Relationship between Psychological Capital, Work Engagement and Extra-Role Behavior," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-17, February.

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