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Study Engagement as Mediator between Career Calling and Life Satisfaction
Hunan Key Laboratory of Children’s Psychological Development and Brain Cognitive Science, Department of Education, Hunan First Normal University, Hunan, China
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Hunan Key Laboratory of Children’s Psychological Development and Brain Cognitive Science, Department of Education, Hunan First Normal University, Hunan, China
1 Hunan Key Laboratory of Children’s Psychological Development and Brain Cognitive Science, Department of Education, Hunan First Normal University, Hunan, China
2 Hunan Key Laboratory of Children’s Psychological Development and Brain Cognitive Science, Department of Education, Hunan First Normal University, Hunan, China
This study explores the relationship between career calling and life satisfaction, and examines the mediating role of study engagement in this context. A survey was conducted on 514 pre-service teachers, utilizing the career calling scale, life satisfaction scale, and study engagement scale. The results showed that career calling was significantly positively correlated with study engagement. Study engagement was significantly positively correlated with life satisfaction, and study engagement played a mediating role between career calling and life satisfaction among pre-service teachers.
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