ERIC Number: EJ928703
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Aug
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The Presence of a Calling and Academic Satisfaction: Examining Potential Mediators
Duffy, Ryan D.; Allan, Blake A.; Dik, Bryan J.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v79 n1 p74-80 Aug 2011
The present study examined the relation of calling and academic satisfaction with a diverse sample of 312 undergraduate students. The presence of a calling was moderately correlated with academic satisfaction, and a multiple mediation model was utilized to test three potential mediators to this relation: career decision self-efficacy, work hope, and meaning in life. Using bootstrapping techniques, significant indirect effects were found for two of the three mediators, career decision self-efficacy, and work hope. After including the mediators in the model, the relation of calling and academic satisfaction was non-significant. These results indicate that calling relates to greater satisfaction in the academic domain in part because of increased career decision self-efficacy and work hope. Directions for future research are discussed. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Relationship, Career Choice, Hermeneutics, Satisfaction, Academic Achievement, Statistical Inference, Models, Correlation, Decision Making, Self Efficacy, Occupational Aspiration
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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