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The influence of career calling on the work engagement of ideological and political theory teachers in colleges and universities: the chain mediating effect of organizational commitment and job satisfaction

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: To explore the specific influence mechanism of career calling on the work engagement of ideological and political theory teachers in colleges and universities, based on Self-Determination Theory, Social Exchange Theory, Social Information Processing Model and previous relevant empirical research, this paper constructs a path model of organizational commitment and job satisfaction playing a mediating role between the teachers' calling and work engagement. The analysis results of 1,428 survey data show that the teachers' calling can not only directly and significantly affect their work engagement, but also indirectly and significantly affect their work engagement through the separate mediating role of organizational commitment and job satisfaction and the chain mediating role of the two. Based on these findings, several recommendations are provided to improve the work engagement level of ideological and political theory teachers in colleges and universities, including value guidance, organization reengineering, power activation and dynamic regulation.

Source: Frontiers in Psychology

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1666858

Authors: Yulong Guo, Mengshi Zhang

Institutions: Harbin Engineering University, Northeast Forestry University

Language: English

Topic: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801