(In)congruence of Perceiving a Calling and Living a Calling and Behavioral Outcomes: A Self-Regulation Perspective

Wenjing Cai, Jingzhou Pan, Evgenia I. Lysova, Fuxi Wang, Ziyang Tang, Wenxia Zhou, School of Public Affairs, University of Science and Technology of China, School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Laboratory of Computation and Analytics of Complex Management Systems , College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University of China, School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China

Journal of Career Assessment

Published online on June 19, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Career Assessment, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 515-542, August 2026.
Prior research has underscored the importance of empirically distinguishing between perceiving a calling and living a calling, highlighting the significance of calling congruence for maximizing the positive impacts on work-related outcomes. Despite this ...