The Relationship Between Career Success and Sense of Purpose: Examining Linkages and Changes | Zendy

Sara J. Weston | Zendy; M. Teresa Cardador | Zendy; Patrick L. Hill | Zendy; Ted Schwaba | Zendy; Jennifer LodiSmith | Zendy; Susan K. Whitbourne | Zendy

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The Relationship Between Career Success and Sense of Purpose: Examining Linkages and Changes

Author(s) -

Sara J. Weston,

M. Teresa Cardador,

Patrick L. Hill,

Ted Schwaba,

Jennifer LodiSmith,

Susan K. Whitbourne

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbaa162

Subject(s) - prestige , psychology , social psychology , occupational prestige , test (biology) , work (physics) , applied psychology , socioeconomic status , demography , sociology , paleontology , population , philosophy , linguistics , biology , mechanical engineering , engineering

Although researchers have linked sense of purpose to working status, there are few studies examining how specific characteristics of work may correlate with sense of purpose. The aim of the current study is to extend prior research by assessing the degree to which objective and subjective forms of career success-occupational prestige and work satisfaction-are associated with levels of and changes in sense of purpose.

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