School of Business, University of Colorado Denver.
College of Business, Loyola Marymount University.
J Couns Psychol. 2021 Mar;68(2):168-181. doi: 10.1037/cou0000513. Epub 2020 Jun 25.
In this study, we integrate two careers-related literatures-callings research and mentoring research-by examining how mentoring relationships might help close the gap between people's perception of a calling and actually living out their calling. Drawing on work as calling theory (WCT; Duffy, Dik, Douglass, England, & Velez, 2018) as a framework, our results first revealed that, consistent with previous research, perceiving a calling is an important antecedent to living a calling. However, in our sample of 129 U.S. teachers, results further showed that the relationship between perceiving a calling and living a calling is stronger for those with a mentor in their profession. We additionally extend WCT by examining both positive and potentially negative outcomes associated with living a calling, focusing on stress-related outcomes. Our findings revealed that, in addition to reporting higher levels of job satisfaction and work engagement, those who were living their calling experienced lower rates of stress-related absenteeism and reported fewer somatic complaints than those who did not believe they were living their calling. In sum, this study is unique in its integration of two focal careers-related literatures, and it provides practical implications for professionals, counselors, educators, and organizations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
在这项研究中，我们通过考察辅导关系如何帮助缩小人们对使命感的认知与实际践行使命感之间的差距，整合了与职业相关的两项文献研究——使命感研究和指导研究。本研究以职业使命感理论（WCT；Duffy、Dik、Douglass、England 和 Velez，2018）为框架，结果首先表明，与以往研究一致，感知使命感是践行使命感的重要前提。然而，在我们对 129 名美国教师的样本中，结果进一步表明，对于那些在职业中有导师的人来说，感知使命感和践行使命感之间的关系更强。我们还通过考察与践行使命感相关的积极和潜在的消极结果（重点是与压力相关的结果），扩展了 WCT。研究结果表明，除了报告更高水平的工作满意度和工作投入外，那些正在践行使命感的人经历的与压力相关的缺勤率较低，躯体抱怨较少，而那些不认为自己正在践行使命感的人则报告较高的与压力相关的缺勤率和躯体抱怨。总之，这项研究将两个焦点职业相关文献进行了独特的整合，为专业人士、顾问、教育工作者和组织提供了实际意义。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2021 APA，保留所有权利）。
