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<p>Psychological capital (PsyCap) remains a pivotal factor in driving employee creative performance. Drawing on the conservation of resources (COR) theory, this study explores the relationship between PsyCap, its individual sub-dimensions, and employee creative performance. Additionally, informed by social role theory and role congruity theory, and given the gendered nature of many workplaces, this study further examines whether the effects of PsyCap and its individual sub-dimensions on employee creative performance are contingent upon gender. Our proposed hypotheses are tested using multi-wave data from 639 employees in China’s automotive industry. Findings revealed that PsyCap and its individual sub-dimensions: hope, optimism, self-efficacy, and resilience, positively predicted creative performance. Gender moderated both the overall PsyCap–creative performance relationship and the effects of each sub-dimension. Specifically, as PsyCap or any of its sub-dimensions increase, the creative performance gap between males and females widens in favour of males, reflecting the structural and cultural barriers that limit women’s ability to convert PsyCap into creative outcomes. Our study underscores the importance of viewing gender as a socio-cultural contingency force in shaping the PsyCap–creativity link, thus highlighting the need for targeted gender equality initiatives within organisational creativity frameworks. </p>

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Psychological capital and employee creative performance at work: does gender matter?

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    2026年1月28日

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  • Sheng Huang,
  • Michael J. Mustafa,
  • Hazel Melanie Ramos

摘要

Psychological capital (PsyCap) remains a pivotal factor in driving employee creative performance. Drawing on the conservation of resources (COR) theory, this study explores the relationship between PsyCap, its individual sub-dimensions, and employee creative performance. Additionally, informed by social role theory and role congruity theory, and given the gendered nature of many workplaces, this study further examines whether the effects of PsyCap and its individual sub-dimensions on employee creative performance are contingent upon gender. Our proposed hypotheses are tested using multi-wave data from 639 employees in China’s automotive industry. Findings revealed that PsyCap and its individual sub-dimensions: hope, optimism, self-efficacy, and resilience, positively predicted creative performance. Gender moderated both the overall PsyCap–creative performance relationship and the effects of each sub-dimension. Specifically, as PsyCap or any of its sub-dimensions increase, the creative performance gap between males and females widens in favour of males, reflecting the structural and cultural barriers that limit women’s ability to convert PsyCap into creative outcomes. Our study underscores the importance of viewing gender as a socio-cultural contingency force in shaping the PsyCap–creativity link, thus highlighting the need for targeted gender equality initiatives within organisational creativity frameworks.