A structured reading materials-based intervention program to develop the psychological capital of Chinese employees

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Xichao Zhang
Yan-Ling Li
Shuang Ma
Jing Hu
Li Jiang
Cite this article:  Zhang, X., Li, Y., Ma, S., Hu, J., & Jiang, L. (2014). A structured reading materials-based intervention program to develop the psychological capital of Chinese employees. Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, 42(3), 503-516.


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In this study we introduced an easy-to-use, structured reading materials-based psychological capital (PsyCap) intervention program, and examined its effectiveness with a sample of 234 employees in China. The results at posttest showed that PsyCap and job performance of the intervention group significantly increased after the program, whereas they remained unchanged in the control group. These results support the effectiveness of the intervention program, and confirm that PsyCap can be developed. Analyses of follow-up retest scores taken 3 months after the program was conducted showed that overall PsyCap, hope, and job performance were significantly higher in the intervention group than in the pretest group. Furthermore, the program control group’s PsyCap and job performance retest scores were significantly lower than their pretest scores. The results suggest a long-lasting, though not robust, effect of the intervention.

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