Assessment of the Relationship Between Psychological Capital and Leadership Skills Among Youth

The present study was designed to assess the relationship between Psychological capital (PsyCap) and leadership skills among youth. PsyCap is “an individual’s positive psychological condition of development marked by self-efficacy, hope, optimism and resilience”. Leadership skills include the abilities or strengths shown by people in management roles that help them in guiding and encouraging their team toward achieving common organizational goals. For the present study, a sample of 100 youngsters in the age range of 19-22 years was drawn from three different colleges of Patiala city.  The results suggest that psychological capital is significantly related with leadership skills.  The findings have significant implications in the area of training youth to prepare them to become future leaders.