Calling's Dimensions and Career Development among Undergraduate Students
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| Title: | Calling's Dimensions and Career Development among Undergraduate Students |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Dylan R. Marsh (ORCID |
| Source: | British Journal of Guidance & Counselling. 2025 53(3):357-370. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Undergraduate Students, Career Development, Career Choice, Occupational Aspiration, Self Efficacy, Professional Identity, Vocational Interests, Job Satisfaction, Work Attitudes |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03069885.2024.2411247 |
| ISSN: | 0306-9885 1469-3534 |
| Abstract: | Most scholars conceptualize calling as multidimensional, yet most studies operationalize the variable using unidimensional scales or total scores from multidimensional scales. Consequently, research has established calling's overall relationships with career development variables without clarifying the dimensions' roles in accounting for these associations. We sought to address this concern using multiple linear regression models examining how calling's dimensions (transcendent summons, purposeful work, and prosocial orientation) uniquely relate to career development among undergraduate students. Occupational self-efficacy, vocational identity, and career engagement were used as criterion variables. Each dimension accounted for unique variance in career development variables, suggesting that incorporating all dimensions in calling research is important. Occupational self-efficacy uniquely related to purposeful work and prosocial orientation. Vocational identity was significantly associated with transcendent summons. Career engagement uniquely related to all dimensions. Our findings support multidimensional calling operationalizations. Implications for career counseling professionals are explored with suggestions for incorporating each dimension in practice. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1486193 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Most scholars conceptualize calling as multidimensional, yet most studies operationalize the variable using unidimensional scales or total scores from multidimensional scales. Consequently, research has established calling's overall relationships with career development variables without clarifying the dimensions' roles in accounting for these associations. We sought to address this concern using multiple linear regression models examining how calling's dimensions (transcendent summons, purposeful work, and prosocial orientation) uniquely relate to career development among undergraduate students. Occupational self-efficacy, vocational identity, and career engagement were used as criterion variables. Each dimension accounted for unique variance in career development variables, suggesting that incorporating all dimensions in calling research is important. Occupational self-efficacy uniquely related to purposeful work and prosocial orientation. Vocational identity was significantly associated with transcendent summons. Career engagement uniquely related to all dimensions. Our findings support multidimensional calling operationalizations. Implications for career counseling professionals are explored with suggestions for incorporating each dimension in practice. |
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| ISSN: | 0306-9885 1469-3534 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03069885.2024.2411247 |
