Linking positive emotions and academic performance: The mediated role of academic psychological capital and academic engagement

• Published in: Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 2938 - 2947
• Main Authors: Carmona-Halty, Marcos, Salanova, Marisa, Llorens, Susana, Schaufeli, Wilmar B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Educational aspects; Emotions; Positive emotions; Psychological aspects; Psychology; Social Sciences; Chile; Academic engagement; Positive emotions; High school students; Academic psychological capital; Academic performance

The present study examined the relationship between positive emotions and academic performance, and the mediated role played by academic psychological capital and academic engagement, in a sample of 497 Chilean high school students. Participants´ ages ranged from 14 to 17 years old, with a mean of 1...