Calling, vocational development, and well being: A longitudinal study of medical students

Career adaptability, calling and the professional competence of social work students in China: A career construction perspective

“…A high level of calling is likely to motivate individuals to develop the relevant career competence that helps them to meet career transitions with fitting responses. Consistently, it has been found that individuals' calling towards a specific profession has positive effects on their work meaning, career commitment, pursuit of professional goals, as well as career maturity (Dobrow & TostiKharas, 2011;Duffy & Dik, 2013;Duffy, Dik, & Steger, 2011;Duffy, Manuel, Borges, & Bott, 2011;Hirschi & Herrmann, 2013). Based on the above discussion, we expect to observe a mediation model in which career concern and career curiosity positively predict students' calling, which in turn promotes their professional competence.…”

Association of Intrinsic Motivating Factors and Markers of Physician Well-Being: A National Physician Survey

“…6,7,24,25 Alternatively, practitioners and policymakers may assume that intrinsic motivators are immutable personal factors that influence vocational development, but not vice versa. 30 Importantly, however, studies performed among medical students suggest that vocational development during the first 2 years of medical school could enhance students' sense of calling, 30 indicating that intrinsic motivators are not immutable, and changes in them might contribute to physician well-being in the longterm. 28 This study has important limitations.…”

“…28,29 Very few studies in the medical literature, however, have identified intrinsic motivators for physicians and examined their effects on physician wellbeing. 30, 31 The present study used data from a nationally representative survey of US physicians to systematically investigate the association of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivators with multiple measures of physician well-being.…”

Calling orientations of junior doctors and medical interns in India: cultural, occupational and relational perspectives

“…While it has been suggested that the presence of a calling can increase an individual's belief in one's ability (Hirschi, 2012), the findings of the present study suggest that a loss of self-efficacy within a work domain can alter one's occupational outlook (Bandura, Barbaranelli, Caprara, & Pastorelli, 2001). One's expectations and efficacy beliefs can therefore not only help explain how initial callings develop or are subject to erosion over time, but also assist in clarifying how positive and supportive working environments are necessary for the growth and sustenance of a calling (Duffy, Manuel, Borges, & Bott, 2011). …”

“…Future research should therefore explore if and how cultural and familial values and communication impact on the calling orientation of other occupational groups. In samples of medical students, although first year undergraduates are found to endorse 'having' a calling rather than 'searching' for one (Borges et al, 2013), it has been noted that with time, perceiving one's life as meaningful and demonstrating vocational development increases the possibility of perceiving one's career as a calling (Duffy et al, 2011). As the current sample included junior doctors and medical interns with work experiences, it is likely that for some, the satisfaction with their professional surroundings, favourable feedback from patients, and growing efficacy beliefs provided an environment to help them crystallise their work orientation in a meaningful manner.…”