Relationship between Sense of Coherence, Positive Psychological Capitals and Mental Wellbeing: A Cross-Cultural Analysis

Abstract

Sense of coherence is an individuals' ability reflected by a person's reaction in stressful situation. Psychological Capital (PsyCap) is an optimistic psychological reserve that has been arisen from the positive psychology. According to the Positive psychologist, well-being comes under the umbrella of positive psychology and it is interrelated to satisfaction of life of a person and positive feelings. The present research investigated the relationship between sense of coherence & positive psychological capitals and their effect on well-being among Chinese and Pakistani students. A sample of Chinese and Pakistani participants (N = 271) through purposive convenient sample was used to gather the research data. Sense of coherence positive psychological capitals and Short Warwick Edinburgh well-being Questionnaire were used to collect the data regarding study variables. The findings suggest that the positive psychological capitals positively predict well-being among Chinese and Pakistani participants. The further analysis suggested that the Pakistani and Chinese males scored significantly higher on well-being as compared to their female counterparts. Findings also confirmed that positive psychological capitals positively predict well-being among study participants. This research analyzed sense of coherence alongside its three dimensions known as meaningfulness, manageability and comprehensiveness, and the findings are in line with the pervious literatures.