Career Capital and Well-Being: A Configurational Perspective

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 17;19(16):10196. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191610196.

Abstract

This study explored the configuration effect of human capital, social capital, and psychological capital on employee well-being. A total of 458 employees were investigated via a human capital scale, social capital scale, Chinese psychological capital scale, and multiple well-being questionnaire. The result of the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis showed that human capital, social capital, and psychological capital in the form of diversified configuration will achieve high well-being, characterized by "all roads lead to Rome". Even without human capital and social capital, high well-being can be achieved as long as psychological capital exists. Psychological capital is the most critical factor affecting subjective well-being, followed by human capital and social capital. Compared with guanxi-oriented psychological capital, task-oriented psychological capital is a more critical factor in achieving high well-being.

Keywords: fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis; human capital; psychological capital; social capital; well-being.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Social Capital*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires

Grants and funding

This research was funded by the College Teaching Reform and Innovation Project of Shanxi Province (General Project, grant number: J2021276).