The factorial construction of the psychological capital scale and its relationship to some variables among faculty members at Al-Baha University

The study aimed to reveal the factors contributing to the construction of the psychological capital variable among faculty members at Al-Baha University. And to identify the differences between the average scores of the study sample on the psychological capital scale, which are attributed to the impact of the variable of sex, the nature of the college, nationality, and academic rank. The study used the psychological capital scale prepared by the researcher, and the results of the study showed the presence of four main factors constituting psychological capital: hope, self-efficacy, flexibility, optimism, and the absence of a statistically significant difference between the average scores of the study sample on the psychological capital scale due to the effect of The gender variable, as well as the nature of the college. As for the nationality variable, the differences were statistically significant at two levels of significance (0.05, 0.001) in favor of the Saudi faculty members compared to the contractors. As for the academic rank, there were statistically significant differences at two levels of significance (0.01, 0.001) in favor of the professors in comparison. In terms of associate professors and assistant professors, and in favor of associate professors compared to assistant professors.