Paola Magnano1, Giuseppe Santisi2, Andrea Zammitti2, Rita Zarbo1, Vittorio Edoardo Scuderi3, Giusy Danila Valenti4, Palmira Faraci1. 1. Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University, 94100 Enna, Italy. 2. Department of Science of Education, University of Catania, 95121 Catania, Italy. 3. Department of Management, Kingston University, London KT1 2EE, UK. 4. Department of Psychological, Pedagogical, Physical Exercise and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is a growing attention toward the construct of courage from a psychological point of view; recently, courage has been related with numerous positive individual behaviors and outcomes, such as coping strategies and subjective wellbeing, and an increasing number of studies explore the role of courage in the working and organizational environments. The present study is aimed to analyze the effect that individual courage-together with risk intelligence-and workplace social courage have on working performance; Methods: The participants are 961 Italian workers, balanced by gender; the measures used are: Courage, Subjective Risk Intelligence Scale, Workplace Social Courage Scale, and Performance Scale. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Models; Results: The results show the effect of subjective risk intelligence and courage on working performance, both directly and through the mediation of workplace social courage; Conclusions: Suggestions for further research and practical implications are discussed.
BACKGROUND: There is a growing attention toward the construct of courage from a psychological point of view; recently, courage has been related with numerous positive individual behaviors and outcomes, such as coping strategies and subjective wellbeing, and an increasing number of studies explore the role of courage in the working and organizational environments. The present study is aimed to analyze the effect that individual courage-together with risk intelligence-and workplace social courage have on working performance; Methods: The participants are 961 Italian workers, balanced by gender; the measures used are: Courage, Subjective Risk Intelligence Scale, Workplace Social Courage Scale, and Performance Scale. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Models; Results: The results show the effect of subjective risk intelligence and courage on working performance, both directly and through the mediation of workplace social courage; Conclusions: Suggestions for further research and practical implications are discussed.
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courage; risk; risk intelligence; uncertainty; workers; workplace social courage