Parent’s Conception and Experience of Calling in Child Rearing

Coulson, Justin Christopher; Oades, Lindsay G.; Stoyles, Gerard

doi:10.1177/0022167810382454

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“…Participants in previous research indicated discomfort with religious connotations implied by the notion of calling (Coulson et al, 2010). Some parents were also uncomfortable with their own conception of calling as something that takes away autonomy and freedom to choose one's life path.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…Baumeister (1991) indicated a noble and respected calling is that of 'housewife and mother' (p. 126). Furthermore, a small amount of qualitative work (Coulson, Oades, & Stoyles, 2010;Oates et al, 2005;Sellers, Thomas, Batts, & Ostman, 2005) has investigated calling in childrearing, demonstrating its relevance in this context. To date there has been no evidence of quantitative investigations into the examination of calling in childrearing.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Items were developed based on qualitative interviews related to calling and childrearing (Coulson et al, 2010). The interviews were, in part, focused on parents' perceptions of paragons of calling in childrearing.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Sample A Sample A (N ¼ 11) was drawn from previous research (Coulson et al, 2010). The sample consisted of five fathers (M ¼ 39.4 years, SD ¼ 9.94 years) and six mothers (M ¼ 37.5 years, SD ¼ 6.47 years).…”

Section: The Journal Of Positive Psychology 85mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Calling is a multi-dimensional and super-ordinate construct comprised of several sub-ordinate themes (Coulson, Oades, & Stoyles, 2010;Dobrow, 2004). Researchers have typically focused on career or vocational roles when investigating calling Dik, Sargent, & Steger, 2008;Hall & Chandler, 2005).…”

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Parents’ subjective sense of calling in childrearing: Measurement, development and initial findings

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The construct of calling has received substantial recent attention in vocational research. This article reports on the development of a scale designed to measure parents' subjective sense of calling in the childrearing role. Using exploratory, parallel, and confirmatory factor analysis, two studies revealed a three-factor, eleven item scale that measured calling in childrearing. Reliability findings are reported, as are convergent and discriminant validity. Parental subjective sense of calling in childrearing was positively associated with authoritative parenting style, importance of parenting, pleasure of parenting, parenting satisfaction, presence of meaning in life, satisfaction with life, savouring, and positive affect. The construct was negatively related to age, income, and the sense that parenting is a burden. Calling in childrearing is similar to calling in vocation, and appears related to optimal outcomes for those who possess it.

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Living a Calling, Life Satisfaction, and Workplace Climate Among a Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Population

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Duffy

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Previous research on calling has resulted in a model that relates living a calling to life satisfaction through job satisfaction and life meaning. However, no research has examined this model in a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) population. With a sample of 171 sexual minority adults, the current study aimed to (a) test the fit of an established model of living a calling and life satisfaction and (b) examine how having a supportive LGB workplace climate functioned within this model. Results revealed an excellent fit of the model and that a supportive LGB workplace climate predicted both living a calling and job satisfaction. In addition, the relation of living a calling to life satisfaction was fully mediated by life meaning and job satisfaction, and the relation of climate to life satisfaction was mediated by job satisfaction. These results suggest an expansion of the potential utility of the calling construct to an LGB population.

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The Power of Perceived Experience: Events That Shape Work as a Calling

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Robie³

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Meaning plays an important role in many people's lives and work. A significant source of meaning derives from a greater sense of fulfilling one's calling, or purpose in work. This study examined the specific life experiences that shape people's perceptions of their calling and the characteristics of those experiences that make them so powerful. Fifty-eight people who self-identified as leaders responded to a questionnaire about the relevant experiences that shaped their perceptions of their work as a calling. Participants' responses were contentanalyzed to generate a taxonomy of themes in 4 overarching categories: (a) content of the event, (b) context of the event, (c) confirmation of one's call, and (d) the continuing effect that the event has had on the individual's life. By increasing knowledge about events that affect perceptions about one's calling, counselors may be more equipped to shed light on the potential, unexamined trajectories of a client's work and life.Keywords: calling, critical events, meaning, purpose, vocation "Man's search for meaning is the primary motivation in his life." (Frankl, 2006, p. 99).Meaning plays an important role in human life and, when attributed to work, has the potential for positive outcomes (Duffy & Sedlacek, 2007;Wrzesniewski, McCauley, Rozin, & Schwartz, 1997). For some individuals, a significant source of meaning is their calling in life because it provides a greater sense of purpose. Although important events, people, and beliefs may come together to shape a calling, little is known about the details of how people hear and understand a calling in their lives.With more information about the events and episodes that shape a sense of calling, we may learn how to assist people in experiencing meaning in their lives and help others interpret instinctual feelings that may be an indication of something they should do in the world. Our study aimed to increase the understanding of the specific episodes and events that shape the calling that people perceive and to present a model for understanding the combination of factors that explain these experiences. Definitions of CallingOriginally used solely in a religious context, the term calling has been defined in a variety of ways and is currently found both in religious and secular settings (Bunderson & Thompson, 2009;Hardy, 1990;Placher, 2005). Around the time of the Protestant Reformation, God was specifically identified as the source of a calling (Hardy, 1990;Placher, 2005 The definition for vocation is almost identical, except the first component of a transcendent summons is not included. For many people, this summons is from God. Although they may not be able to pinpoint God actually speaking to them directly, a variety of things make these callings significant in each of their lives. Calling RelationshipsHuman beings naturally seek meaning and purpose (Dreher et al., 2007;Frankl, 2006 (Duffy, Dik, & Steger, 2011), and work engagement (Hirschi, 2012). Additionally, those with a higher sense of calling are less likely to endure...

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Parent’s Conception and Experience of Calling in Child Rearing

Cited by 32 publications

References 31 publications

Parents’ subjective sense of calling in childrearing: Measurement, development and initial findings

Parents’ subjective sense of calling in childrearing: Measurement, development and initial findings

Living a Calling, Life Satisfaction, and Workplace Climate Among a Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Population

The Power of Perceived Experience: Events That Shape Work as a Calling

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