Propiedades psicométricas del Instrumento para evaluar capital psicológico en las Organizaciones Ipsicap-24

Abstract

The scientific literature has reported important results on the role of psychological capital as antecedent, consequent, mediator or moderator of organizational behavior variables. Based on the need for adequate measurements for each population, the objective of this research is to present an analysis of the psychometric properties of IPSICAP-24. Three samples of Colombian workers from organizations in various sectors of the economy and varied sociodemographic characterization participated in the study. With data from the first sample (N = 1517), randomly divided into two parts, Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were performed, thus the original IPSICAP of 36 items gave rise to IPSICAP-24, consisting of four scales: hope (7 items) , optimism (7 items), resilience (6 items) and self-efficacy (4 items). In order to obtain evidence of convergent and divergent validity of IPSICAP-24, respectively, the second sample (N = 428) answered the Utrecht Work Engagement Questionnaire (UWES); and the third sample (N = 105), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). The results obtained provide evidence of internal consistency and construct validity for IPSICAP-24. This new tool allows the valid and reliable evaluation of psychological capital in Colombian workers.