Psychological capital and its impact on academic performance

This paper examines the Psychological Capital (PsyCap) of management students and its impact on their academic performance. It also examines if PsyCap varies based on the educational background and the locality of the students. The psychological capital scale has been adopted to measure the PsyCap of the management students of Avinashilingam School of Management Technology (ASMT), Coimbatore, India. The total marks scored by the students in the last semester have been taken as their academic performance. T-test, ANOVA and Regression analysis have been used to analyze the obtained data. The results indicate that the PsyCap of the students have a significant positive impact on their academic performance. Among the PsyCap constructs, hope has a significant impact on the academic performance of students. The study has implications for imparting PsyCap training for the overall development of the students.