career success

Psychological capital and career success over time. The mediating role of job crafting

The present study aims to investigate the mediating role of job crafting, namely the set of proactive behaviors aimed
at shaping the job role according to one’s preferences, in the relationship between psychological capital (PsyCap) and
career success. This latter was operationalized as both a worker’s subjective perception (i.e., job satisfaction) and an
objective attainment (i.e., change of hierarchical level, namely promotion). A two-wave study on 349 employees from

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