Role of Psychological Capital and Burnout; The Relationship with Quality of Work -Life

Arul Ramanatha Pillai; Pradeep Kunjupilla Gopalakrishna Kurup

doi:10.34293/commerce.v11i1.5321

Arul Ramanatha Pillai Assistant Professor & Research Advisor, PG and Research Department of Commerce, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9877-647X
Pradeep Kunjupilla Gopalakrishna Kurup PhD Research scholar (Part-Time), PG and Research, Department of Commerce, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-1443

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34293/commerce.v11i1.5321

Keywords: Quality of Work-Life, Psychological Capital, Burnout, Faculty Members

Abstract

Purpose: Since there is an immediate connection between the executives and the nature of work-life, presenting new life to its staff through working on the character of work-life is the way to develop any institution. This study is to know the interrelationships of psychological capital, burnout, and quality of work-life.
Methods: The proposed research model on interrelationships is verified with a sample of 302 faculty members of arts and science colleges in Kerala. The conceptual framework was framed and hypotheses were constructed.
Findings: The results suggest that psychological capital is positively and significantly related to the quality of work-life and is positively related to employees’ burnout. Burnout is positively and significantly related to the quality of work-life. Organizational ownership characteristics moderate the impacts of psychological capital on burnout and those of burnout on employees’ quality of work-life as well.