An analysis of the psychometric properties of the Psychological Capital Questionnaire-12
Claudia Lenuta Rus, Adriana Baban, Saul Neves de Jesus, Daniela Andrei
Babes-Bolyai University, Department of Psychology, 37 Republicii, Cluj-Napoca, 400015, Romania
University of Algarve, Department of Psychology, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, 8005-139, Portugal
Abstract
This study examines the factorial structure and reliability of the Psychological Capital Questionnaire-
12 self-rater form (Luthans, Avolio, Avey, & Norman, 2007; Luthans, Youssef, & Avolio, 2007) using
two samples of 257 Romanian employees each. The results based on the data provided by the first
sample reveal that the second-order factor model comprising self-efficacy, hope, optimism and
resilience as indicators of positive psychological capital fitted better compared to unifactorial model.
This second-order factorial structure was also supported by the results of the cross-validation strategy
conducted on the second sample. Also, this instrument showed an adequate reliability (