Author(s)

Zhun Gong^1,2, Qian Liu¹, Xinian Jiao¹, Mingda Tao^1,2*

¹Department of Psychology, Teachers College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
²Qingdao Psychological and Mental Health Research Institute, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.

In order to explore the relationship between psychological capital and study engagement, as well as the role of positive emotion in it, we conducted a questionnaire survey. Participants were 211 (64 men, 147 women) students volunteers from Qingdao University. According to correlation analysis, we found that psychological capital had a positive impact on study engagement (r = 0.54, p < 0.01). According to structural equation modeling (SME), we found that positive emotion can be used as the mediator between psychological capital and study engagement. High psychological capital brought more positive emotional experiences, which improved the level of study engagement.

Psychological Capital, Study Engagement, Positive Emotion, Mediating Effect

Gong, Z. , Liu, Q. , Jiao, X. and Tao, M. (2018) The Influence of College Students’ Psychological Capital on Study Engagement. Psychology, 9, 2782-2793. doi: 10.4236/psych.2018.913160.