LINKING CALLING AND WORK PASSION IN THE EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT: WORK MEANINGFULNESS AS A MEDIATOR

Researchers and practitioners have shown an increasing interest in the construct of work passion. However, in the existing literature little is known about work passion among educators. Given the recent attention in the educational literature regarding the concept of calling, we attempt to examine its relationship with teachers' work passion. In doing so, we also highlight the mediating role of work meaningfulness in the aforementioned association. Using a diverse sample of teachers employed in primary education, results indicated that teachers' calling is positively related to their levels of work passion. Moreover, there is an indirect relationship among these two constructs through work meaningfulness.