Correlation of positive psychological capital and time management disposition in medical college students
10.7683/xxyxyxb.2017.09.010
- VernacularTitle:医学院校大学生积极心理资本与时间管理倾向的相关性
- Author:
Yimeng MA
;
Xiang LI
- Keywords:
medical college;
college students;
time management disposition;
positive psychological capital
- From:
Journal of Xinxiang Medical College
2017;34(9):819-822
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the correlation of positive psychological capital and time management disposition in medical college students.Methods A total of 880 students from medical university were surveyed by using positive psychological capital scale and time management disposition scale.Results For gender variables,the scores of hope and optimism of males were significantly lower than those of females(P ＜ 0.05);there was no significant difference in the scores of time value sense,time monitoring sense,time efficacy sense,self-confidence and toughness between males and females (P ＞ 0.05).For birthplace variables,the rural students' scores of time value sense,hope and optimism were significantly higher than those of urban students (P ＜ 0.05);there was no significant difference in the scores of time monitoring sense,time efficacy sense,self-confidence and toughness between rural students and urban students (P ＞ 0.05).For grade variables,the score of time value sense of seniors was significantly higher than that of freshman(P ＜ 0.05);the score of time value sense of the fifth grader students was significantly higher than that of freshmen and sophomore (P ＜ 0.05);the score of time efficacy sense of the fifth grader students was significantly higher than that of sophomore (P ＜ 0.05);the scores of hope and optimism of the fifth grader students were significantly higher than those of sophomore (P ＜ 0.05);the score of optimism of freshman was significantly higher than that of sophomore(P ＜ 0.05);there was no significant difference in the scores of another dimensions in the other grades (P ＞ 0.05).Positive psychological capital and its dimensions were positively correlated with time management disposition and its dimensions (P ＜ 0.01).Positive psychological capital has good positive predictive ability on the four dimensions of time management disposition.Conclusion There is a positive correlation between positive psychological capital and time management disposition.The improvement of the level of psychological capital of college students can help to improve the ability of time management.
