Longitudinal predictors of the development of a calling: a two-wave study among college students
Longitudinal predictors of the development of a calling: a two-wave study among college students
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2017-01
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A. D. Rosa
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A. D. Rosa
“使命”是一种内在的驱动力，它指向一个特定的有意义的人生角色，被体验为一种超凡的召唤，并以激情、个人成就和动机为特征。本研究以大学生为样本，在一年内测试了职业召唤体验与职业召唤发展的四个前因之间的纵向关系，即：(1)支持性社会环境的存在，(2)与导师的关系，(3)参与学习活动的体验，以及(4)职业认同的清晰度。与通常的预期相反，这项研究表明，职业并不能帮助人们决定自己的职业。相反，打电话是人们思考、谈论和感受他们已经选择的职业的一种方式。明确的职业身份和对学习的投入确实被发现是职业发展的前提，而不是结果。随着时间的推移，积极投入学习并对自己的职业未来有明确想法的学生更有可能发展一种召唤。此外，研究结果表明，支持性环境的存在有助于学生发展他们的使命感，而导师的存在，独立于师徒关系的质量，对使命感的发展是有益的。
A calling is an inner drive toward a specific meaningful life role, experienced as a transcendent summons and characterized by passion, personal fulfillment and motivation. In a sample of college students, we tested the longitudinal relationship between the experience of having a calling and four antecedents of its development over a year, namely: (1) the presence of a supportive social environment, (2) the relationship with a mentor, (3) the experience of engagement in learning activities, and (4) the clarity of professional identity. Contrary to common expectations, this study suggests that calling does not help people to determine their careers. Rather, calling is a way people think, talk and feel about a career that they have already chosen. Clarity of professional identity and engagement in learning were indeed found to be antecedents, rather than consequences, of calling development. Students who are actively engaged in their studies and have a clear idea of their occupational future are more likely to develop a calling over time. In addition, results suggest that the presence of a supportive environment helps students to develop their calling, and that the mere presence of a mentor, independently from the quality of the mentorship relation, is beneficial for the development of a calling.