Empirical validation of the psychological concept of a perceived feeling of 'energy': Advancement into the study of positive psychology

Author(s)
Phan, Huy P
Ngu, Bing H
Chen, Si-Chi
Lin, Ruey-Yih
Wang, Hui-Wen
Shih, Jen-Hwa
Shi, Sheng-Ying
Publication Date
2021-11-18
Abstract
<p>The <i>paradigm of positive psychology</i>, significant in nature, helps to explain the proactivity and motivation of human agency, such as a secondary school student's state of autonomy, confidence, and personal resolve to strive for optimal learning and/or non-learning experiences. Our recent research development, in tandem with other scholars' inquiries, has focused on one aspect of positive psychology-namely, a person's achievement of 'optimal best', which reflects the maximization of his/her state of functioning (e.g., cognitive functioning). Capitalizing on our previous research, we develop a psychological concept that we term as a 'perceived feeling of energy'. A perceived feeling of energy (e.g., a perceived feeling of liveliness) is proposed to act as a 'motivational engine', or as a central driver, which then could predict and enhance a person's achievement of optimal best. Six hundred and twenty-seven university students (N = 438 women, 189 men) responded to a suite of self-report questionnaires. Structural equation modelling (SEM) techniques were used to test a conceptual model, where we focused on the <i>antecedent</i> (i.e., the direct impact of <i>self-efficacy</i> on a perceived feeling of energy) and <i>consequence</i> of a perceived feeling energy (i.e., the impact of a perceived feeling of energy on <i>personal resolve</i>, and the <i>sustaining</i> of optimal best). Analysis of results showed support for our original hypothesized model-for example: self-efficacy as an antecedent of energy and the central role of the energy as a predictor and potential mediator of future outcomes.</p>
Citation
PLoS One, 16(11), p. 1-29
ISSN
1932-6203
Pubmed ID
34793500
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Public Library of Science
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Attribution 4.0 International
Title
Empirical validation of the psychological concept of a perceived feeling of 'energy': Advancement into the study of positive psychology
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Journal Article
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Publication

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