Personal Aspirations, Person-Environment Fit, Meaning in Work, and Meaning in Life: A Moderated Mediation Model Academic Article

abstract

• 2018, Springer Nature B.V. In the current study, we examined whether the link between perceived person-environment (PE) fit and meaning in work would vary to the extent individuals placed importance on intrinsic and extrinsic aspirations. Among 655 Chinese employees, we found that the more individuals valued intrinsic aspirations, the stronger the association was between PE fit and meaning in work. The importance individuals placed on extrinsic aspirations, however, had a negative partial correlation with meaning in work. In addition, variations in meaning in work further predicted perceptions of meaning in life. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

authors

• Schlegel, Rebecca

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES

author list (cited authors)

• Zhang, H., Chen, K., Chen, C., & Schlegel, R.

citation count

• 13

complete list of authors

• Zhang, Hong||Chen, Kaiyuan||Chen, Changkai||Schlegel, Rebecca

publication date

• June 2019

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Happiness Studies  Journal

keywords

• Intrinsic Aspirations
• Meaning In Life
• Meaning In Work
• Perceived Pe Fit

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s10902-018-0005-0

start page

• 1481

end page

• 1497

volume

• 20

issue

• 5

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10902-018-0005-0