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Career plateauing and job burnout: The mediating role of career calling

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This study explored the association between career plateauing and job burnout, with a particular focus on career calling as a potential mediator. We distributed questionnaires to 305 English as a foreign language teachers in China and employed structural equation modeling to analyze and evaluate the proposed conceptual model. The findings revealed there was a negative relationship between career plateauing and career calling, and furthermore, the relationship between career plateauing and job burnout was mediated by career calling. This study provides a fresh theoretical perspective on how career plateauing relates to job burnout and offers practical implications for educational institutions to mitigate the adverse effects of career plateauing and foster sustainable wellbeing among English as a foreign language teachers.

Source: Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal

DOI: 10.2224/sbp.13944

Authors: Meixiong Yao, Hongyan Zhao

Institutions: Huaihua University, Shaanxi Normal University, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University

Language: English

Topic: Stress and Burnout Research

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4405654913

FWCI: 0.481

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Cited by: 1

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