The Psychological Capital: Main contributions from Positive Psychology.

  • María Martina Casullo Universidad de Palermo, CONICET
Keywords: Positive Psychology, Psychological capital,

Abstract

The article presents a brief analysis of the central proposals of contemporary Positive Psychology. The notion of Psychologiocal Capital is presented and a proposal for categorization of its principal components in terms of cognitive, affective and psychosocial processes is explained. 

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Published
2006-12-01
How to Cite
Casullo, M. M. (2006). The Psychological Capital: Main contributions from Positive Psychology. Psicodebate, 6, 59-72. https://doi.org/10.18682/pd.v6i0.441