Fig. 1: Framework for analyzing the relationship between citizens’ PsyCap and their willingness to participate in food safety social co-governance.

The research framework. Self-efficacy, resilience, optimism and hope are the four core elements that constitute PsyCap. Latent profile analysis applied to classify citizens into different latent groups and usefulness analysis can be used to assess the degree of influence of PsyCap and its four dimensions on citizens’ willingness to participate.