Wenyuan Jin1, Jialing Miao2, Yuanfang Zhan3,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.1, pp. 1-12, 2022, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2022.018624
Abstract Despite limited studies have found the negative relationships between calling and mental health symptoms, its
underlying mechanism is still unknown. Drawing on the conservation of resources theory (COR), this study
developed the resources model that explains the relationships between career calling, anxiety and depression,
and the underlying mechanism. With a sample of 628 employees from the two-wave survey, the theorized model
was tested. The results showed that career calling was able to decrease the levels of employees’ anxiety and depression, and two important resources (i.e., personal growth, and meaningful work) provided explanatory mechanisms for the relationships. The findings highlight the… More >
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