Two hours on the web raised psychological capital more than a decision task.
HelpedThe short version
Two hours on the web raised psychological capital more than a decision task.
- 364
- working adults from many industries
- Randomised
- groups picked at random
- Self-rated
- people rated themselves
- 3 tools
- tested
The study
Who took part
364 working adults from manufacturing, service, sales and government jobs. Most were not managers, and their average age was about 32.
What they did
One group did two 45-minute online sessions, a week apart, on hope, belief in their own abilities, optimism and bouncing back. They also worked through examples and tasks on setting goals. The other group did two 45-minute online decision-making exercises of the same length.
What happened
The training group's scores rose a little by the end, while the other group's dipped slightly. The paper's numbers don't fully agree on how sure the difference is, so treat its size with caution.
What the study found
- Helped
Two hours on the web raised psychological capital more than a decision task.
- Action: Split a big task into piecestested
- Action: Set a specific goaltested
- Rule: Choose it yourselftested
Randomised trial of 364 working adults from many industries · vs a decision-making exercise of the same length · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable
How solid is this?
- Groups picked at random
- People rated themselves
- Numbers unreliable
Source
Experimental Analysis of a Web-Based Training Intervention to Develop Positive Psychological Capital (2008)
