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dc.contributor.advisor | Hackett, Rick D. | - |
dc.contributor.author | TabatabaeiLotfi, MirHossein | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-03T18:54:05Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-08-03T18:54:05Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/20022 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Although much research has been conducted on the association between poverty and happiness, little is known about its mediators and moderators. Thus, our understanding of how – and the conditions under which -- poverty affects happiness is imprecise. This study assessed stress as a mediator of the negative association between poverty and happiness using a sample of 345 farmers and fish farmers living in Ghana. Further, Psychological Capital (PsyCap, consisting of hope, optimism, resilience, and self-confidence) was examined as a two-stage moderator of the poverty-happiness relationship, as mediated by stress. There was no support for the stage 1 moderation, and while there was support for stage 2 moderation, it was in a direction opposite from what was hypothesized (for overall PsyCap and PsyCapF2). The negative moderation at stage 2 suggests that PsyCap (overall and PsyCap2) is associated with a weakening of an unexpected positive association between stress and happiness. PsyCapF2, appears to reflect agency or general self-efficacy. Although the hypothesized model was not supported this study has provided insights into how future research of Ghanaians might be better designed. It also has shown that the positive PsyCap-happiness relationship found in several Western samples is replicable among Ghanaian farmers, a collectivist and highly religious community. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Poverty, Happiness, Stress, Psychological Capital, Ghana, Meaning, Pleasure, Engagement, Self Confidence, Resilience, Optimism, Hope, Culture, Religion, Field Study, Social Entrepreneurship. | en_US |
dc.title | Poverty, Stress, and Happiness: Examining The Moderating Role of Psychological Capital On The Relation Between Poverty and Happiness Among Farmers and Fish Farmers in Ghana | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Business Administration | en_US |
dc.description.degreetype | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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