Good for the soul: The relationship between work, wellbeing and psychological capital

Research shows that unemployment negatively affects a person's wellbeing, which in turn can impair their ability to regain employment. Studies also suggest a person's ‘psychological capital’ (PK) (personality traits that influence the productivity of labour) influences the impact of unempl...

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Published in:The Journal of socio-economics 2009-06, Vol.38 (3), p.464-474
Main Authors: Cole, Kenneth, Daly, Anne, Mak, Anita
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Australia
Correlation analysis
Cultural Capital
Employment
Happiness
Personality
Psychology
Studies
Unemployment
Unemployment Personality Wellbeing
Well Being
Wellbeing
Work
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Well Being
Wellbeing
Work
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