The antecedents and consequences of positive organizational behavior: The role of psychological capital for promoting employee well-being in sport organizations

Highlights

•	We empirically tested the role of psychological capital in promoting psychological well-being and job satisfaction among sport employees.
•	We examined the mediating role of psychological capital on the relationship between antecedent conditions and outcomes among employees in intercollegiate athletics.
•	The results of our study may offer a new perspective on sport employees’ mental health outcomes, which particular emphasis on positive organizational behavior in sport organization settings.

Abstract

A positive approach to addressing mental health issues in workplaces advocates the examination of an untapped resource—psychological capital—as a potential positive construct in contemporary organizational behavior. The authors tested various antecedents and outcomes of psychological capital, and examined the role of this construct in psychological well-being and job satisfaction among sport employees. To test 11 hypotheses, the researchers recruited 708 employees from the athletic departments of Division I institutions. Results indicate that the meaningful work of employees and a supportive organizational climate positively influenced psychological capital, thereby leading to high levels of job satisfaction and psychological well-being. Psychological capital also functioned either as a partial mediator or as a full mediator. In this study, the authors offer a new perspective on sport employees’ mental health outcomes, with particular emphasis on positive organizational behavior in sport settings.

Keywords:

• Positive organizational behavior
• Psychological capital
• Psychological well-being
• Sport management
• Sport employees