Psychometric Properties of the Psychological Capital Questionnaire: Cancer Patients’ Version

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran. Faculty of Psychology, Payam Noor University

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

10.48308/apsy.2025.239995.1826

Abstract

Aim: The results of various studies have shown that positive psychological construct affect the mental health of cancer patients. However, most of the tools used to measure qualities such as optimism, hope, self-efficacy and resilience have been developed in general samples. This research was conducted with the aim of psychometric analysis of psychological capital questionnaire for patients with cancer.
Method: In this descriptive survey research, the number of 250 patients with cancer who were selected through the available sampling method from a number of hospitals in Tehran, responded to the Psychological Capital Questionnaire for patients with Cancer (PCQ-C), and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS).
Results: The results of the confirmatory factor analysis showed that the PCQ-C Cancer had good factorial validity with a four-factor structure consisting of self-efficacy, resilience, hope and pessimism. In addition, the results related to the correlation between the dimensions of patients' psychological capital with life satisfaction and aspects of psychological disturbance in them supported the criterion validity of the Persian version of the PCQ-C.
Conclusion: The results showed that the psychological capital questionnaire for patients with cancer, due to the sound of the underlying conceptual origin of its measurement model, in terms of psychometric characteristics, had sufficient technical adequacy to measure psychological resources in cancer patients

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