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Calling and career commitment among Chinese college students: career locus of control as a moderator

verfasst von: Yin Jia, Zhi-Jin Hou, Danni Wang

Erschienen in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance | Ausgabe 1/2021

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We examined career locus of control (CLOC) as a moderator in calling and career commitment among 481 Chinese college students. Hierarchical regression indicated that powerful others’ control and chance control weakened calling’s relationship with career commitment. A person-centered cluster analysis identified four clusters: (1) high internal and high/moderate external, (2) low internal and high external, (3) high internal and low external, and (4) low internal and low external. Calling was positively correlated with career commitment for individuals in clusters 1 and 4, but the correlations were not significant among individuals in clusters 2 and 3.

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Titel: Calling and career commitment among Chinese college students: career locus of control as a moderator
verfasst von: Yin Jia
Zhi-Jin Hou
Danni Wang
Publikationsdatum: 06.10.2020
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance / Ausgabe 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1873-0388
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-1782
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-020-09439-y

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