Callings and work engagement: Moderated mediation model of work meaningfulness, occupational identity, and occupational self-efficacy

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 479-485

  Hirschi, Andreas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calling; Occupational identity; Work engagement; Work meaningfulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMPLOYMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FACULTY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84871893575     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028949     Document Type: Article

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