Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States of America.
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America.
PLoS One. 2023 May 10;18(5):e0284583. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284583. eCollection 2023.
Pursuing one's life calling can be personally fulfilling and professionally rewarding, but it also requires sacrifice. We provide evidence of a strong vocational drive using veterinary students as a case study and find that they willingly contribute higher monetary donations for helping animals relative to students in other fields. We also find a significant reduction in the cognitive performance of veterinarian students when exposed to an animal-in-need manipulation. The performance of non-veterinary students in the cognitive task is unaffected by the manipulation. Our results highlight the need for programs to address the economic, financial, and mental health well-being of students and professionals to promote sustainable vocational career commitment. "You owe it to all of us to get on with what you're good at." W.H. Auden.
追求人生使命不仅能带来个人满足感和职业回报，也需要做出牺牲。我们以兽医学生为案例研究，提供了强烈职业驱动力的证据，发现他们愿意为帮助动物而捐赠更多的钱，相对于其他领域的学生而言。我们还发现，当兽医学生接触到需要帮助的动物时，他们的认知表现会显著下降。而在认知任务中，非兽医学生的表现不受这种操作的影响。我们的研究结果强调了需要为学生和专业人士提供计划，以解决经济、财务和心理健康问题，从而促进可持续的职业承诺。W.H.奥登曾说过：“你有责任继续做你擅长的事情。”
