Career Calling and Professional Match Among Chinese Graduates: The Roles of Career Loyalty and Industry Income.

Ting Zhang, Huan Zhang, Guan Ren, Hongxi Ge, Ziqiang Zhang

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ting ZhangSchool of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.

Huan ZhangSchool of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7284-235X

Guan RenSchool of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.ORCID 0009-0007-7953-8960

Hongxi GeSchool of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.ORCID 0009-0008-8067-5863

Ziqiang ZhangSurrey Business School, University of Surrey, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK.

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Major project granted by the National Social Science Fund of China 24ZDA099

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Abstract

This study investigates the role of career calling in shaping Chinese graduates' professional match, with a focus on the mediating role of career loyalty and the moderating effect of industry income. Drawing on Conservation of Resources (COR) theory and person-environment (P-E) fit theory, we developed a three-wave, multi-source design with 2025 graduates across diverse industries. The results reveal that career calling significantly enhances professional match, and this relationship is fully mediated by career loyalty. Moreover, industry income strengthens the positive effect of calling, suggesting that external rewards amplify internal motivation in achieving sustainable career outcomes. Theoretically, the study extends calling research into the graduate labor market and integrates contextual economic factors into the COR and P-E fit frameworks. Practically, the findings highlight the importance of cultivating career calling through higher education, organizational practices, and policy initiatives to improve workforce alignment and long-term career sustainability.

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career callingcareer loyaltyChinese graduatesindustry incomeprofessional match

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PMID41301274

DOI10.3390/bs15111472

PMCPMC12649693

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