ABSTRACT

In today's business world, managers have a growing awareness that psychological capital is the most important type of capital that brings productivity, reproductivity and profitability to their organizations. The dimensions of psychological capital, including self-efficacy, optimism, hope and psychological resilience, are the factors that bring success to organizations. The aim of this study is to determine psychological capital dimensions of the underground miners employed by the Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise (TCMC) - Kozlu Establishment (Türkiye Taş Kömürü Kurumu (TTK) – Kozlu Müessesesi). In order to determine the psychological capital dimensions of the miners, a questionnaire was applied to 344 underground miners. Analyzes were made by using SPSS 22 and AMOS 24 package programs. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used to determine the psychological capital dimensions of miners. According to the results of analyze, the psychological capital factors of the miners appear as hope and self-efficacy.