Examining predictors and outcomes of a career calling among undergraduate students

作者：Duffy Ryan D^*; Douglass Richard P; Autin Kelsey L; Allan Blake A

来源：Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2014, 85(3): 309-318.

DOI：10.1016/j.jvb.2014.08.009

• Calling
• Well-being
• Life meaning
• Longitudinal

The current study examined predictors and outcomes of a career calling among 292 undergraduate students at two time points over a three-month period. Using structural equation modeling, a model was tested that examined the extent to which calling, life meaning, the search for life meaning, vocational clarity, and personal growth at Time 1 would predict these same variables at Time 2. Results showed that calling was a significant predictor of personal growth and life meaning and that life meaning, the search for life meaning, and vocational self-clarity significantly predicted the presence of a calling. Although findings demonstrating calling as a predictor variable are consistent with previous research, these results also demonstrate the potential reciprocal relation of calling to proximal work and well-being variables over time. Implications and future research directions are discussed.

• 出版日期2014-12