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Can success lead to happiness? the moderators between career success and happiness
Author(s) -
Pan Jingzhou,
Zhou Wenxia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7941.2012.00033.x
Subject(s) - happiness , salary , psychology , social psychology , value (mathematics) , test (biology) , job satisfaction , economics , machine learning , computer science , biology , market economy , paleontology
The purpose of the study is to explore the relationship between career success and happiness using specific moderators during the process. Data was collected on MBA classes in C hina and 994 employees participated in the study. Regression analyses were used to test the hypotheses. Results showed two things: first that career success value (internal satisfaction) does in fact moderate the salary–happiness relationship, and second, that career commitment does moderate the career satisfaction–happiness relationship. This paper makes a valuable contribution to both happiness and career success literature by being one of the first to examine the moderating effects of career success value and career commitment and the relationships between these important career concepts.