ERIC Number: EJ1317728
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 12
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The Composition of Calling: Examining Predictors of Calling in First-Year College Students
Abouras, Rachel
College Student Affairs Journal, v39 n2 p240-251 2021
Recent scholarship suggests that sense of calling may strongly correlate with a host of positive life outcomes. It follows that further investigation into the construct of calling may have promising applications for student affairs professionals, whose work is oriented toward helping students achieve such outcomes. To that end, this study drew upon the work of Haworth, McCruden, and Roy (2001) to examine predictors of sense of calling in a sample of 364 first-year college students. Findings indicated that strengths-self efficacy, civic engagement, and spirituality significantly predicted sense of calling in students. Implications for future research and practice are outlined and discussed.
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Personnel Workers, Self Efficacy, Citizen Participation, Religion, Predictor Variables, Career Choice, Interests, Well Being, Correlation, Self Concept, Interpersonal Relationship, Family Influence, Peer Influence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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