A Cross-Cultural Study of Calling and Life Satisfaction in the United States and South Korea
Autor: | Hye-weon Kim, Jina Ahn, Jeeyon Lee |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
05 social sciences Life satisfaction Structural equation modeling Education 050106 general psychology & cognitive sciences Core self-evaluations 0502 economics and business Cross-cultural 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology Social psychology 050203 business & management General Psychology Applied Psychology |
Zdroj: | Journal of Career Development. 48:354-368 |
ISSN: | 1556-0856 0894-8453 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0894845319882103 |
Popis: | This study examined how a career calling is linked to life satisfaction among undergraduate students in the United States and South Korea. Using structural equation modeling, we tested the mediating role of core self-evaluations, work volition, and work hope on the calling-satisfaction link. Supporting prior research, perceiving a calling was positively correlated with life satisfaction in both groups. However, we found that work volition was a dominant mediator for South Koreans, whereas work hope was a significant mediator for Americans. These findings suggest that a sense of calling links to well-being, but the underlying mechanism of how a calling beneficially functions may differ across culture and situational contexts. Practical implications are suggested for each group and recommendations are provided for further cross-cultural research. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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