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Callings and work engagement: Moderated mediation model of work meaningfulness, occupational identity, and occupational self-efficacy

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Callings and work engagement: Moderated mediation model of work meaningfulness, occupational identity, and occupational self-efficacy. / Hirschi, Andreas.
In: Journal of Counseling Psychology, Vol. 59, No. 3, 07.2012, p. 479-485.

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Hirschi, A 2012, 'Callings and work engagement: Moderated mediation model of work meaningfulness, occupational identity, and occupational self-efficacy', Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 479-485. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028949

APA

Hirschi, A. (2012). Callings and work engagement: Moderated mediation model of work meaningfulness, occupational identity, and occupational self-efficacy. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 59(3), 479-485. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028949

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Hirschi A. Callings and work engagement: Moderated mediation model of work meaningfulness, occupational identity, and occupational self-efficacy. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 2012 Jul;59(3):479-485. doi: 10.1037/a0028949

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