The Korean Journal of Human Development

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The Relationship between Perceiving a Calling and Life Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Core Self-Evaluation, Work Volition, and Work Hope

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Ahn Jina,Lee Jeeyeon
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pp. 133~152 / 2016 Vol.23 No.3
e-ISSN2982-6845
p-ISSN1226-4474
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Abstract

The current study was aimed to understand how a sense of calling relates to life satisfaction. The studyexamined the mediation effects of core self-evaluation, work volition, and work hope on the calling-lifesatisfaction link. The data were collected from 210 South Korean undergraduate students (115 females, 95males). A structural equation model was tested by hypothesizing that core self-evaluation, work volition,and work hope would mediate the calling-life satisfaction link. Results suggested that perceiving a callingwas positively correlated with core self-evaluation, work volition, and work hope. Additionally, only workvolition significantly mediated the link of a sense of calling to life satisfaction. The results indicated thathaving a calling indirectly relates to greater life satisfaction through increased levels of work volitionamong South Korean college students. The strength and significance of the indirect effect were supportedby bootstrapping techniques. Implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed.

Keywords

perceiving a calling core self-evaluation work volition work hope life satisfaction

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