A Field Research on the Measurement of Psychological Capital in Organizations: Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Sample

Abstract

This study aimed to determine whether there were significant differences in terms of the variables, such as the gender, age, marital status, working time, education level, household income, and service period of 421 people working as civil servants and workers in Mersin Metropolitan Municipality for the sub-dimensions of psychological capital, which are hope, resilience, optimism, and self-efficacy, and significant correlations were also identified between the dimensions of psychological capital. The majority of municipal employees (65.9%) had a high level of psychological capital perception while 34.1% had a low level of psychological capital perception.