The effect of psychological capital on cynicism: The mediating role of job satisfaction

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of psychological capital on cynic, which creates the positive strengths of the employees and creates a positive perspective, and the mediation role of job satisfaction within the specified effects and to reveal the interactions of the mentioned variables. The study was carried out with the data collected from 396 teachers working in the secondary education institutions in Ankara, with the quantitative data analysis method. Data were collected from the participants using the survey method. Correlation, regression, ANOVA and T-test analyzes were performed with the support of the data collected within the scope of the research with the support of SPSS 23, Process (SPSS V3.4.1. By Andrew Hayes) and Amos 21.0 programs. The results obtained in the study determined that the psychological capital levels of teachers working in secondary education institutions were above average. At the same time, the psychological capital of teachers has been found to have an adverse and significant impact on cynicism. With this finding, it was concluded that as the psychological capital levels of teachers increase, their cynical behavior decreases. It has been determined that cynicism, which is the dependent variable of the research, has no significant effect on the demographic characteristics of the participants. In the study, it is supported that the effect of psychological capital on cynicism has the effect of m mediating role of job satisfaction. In the light of the information obtained, it was determined that job satisfaction has an important mediating role in the interaction of psychological capitalism. Key Words: Psychological Capital, Cynicism, Job Satisfaction