Does career calling help manage job demands and maintain good performance? A follow-up study on teachers.

We investigated whether career calling (CC) operated as a moderator between intensified job demands and job performance, which was measured via task performance (TP) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). The study was based on one-year follow-up data collected among teachers (n = 507). The results showed that the effects varied by job demands but not by the outcomes. Under increased job-related planning- and decision-making demands employees with high CC reported improved TP and OCB compared to employees with low CC. However, under increased time pressures and multitasking demands, employees with high CC reported impaired TP and OCB compared to employees with low CC. Our findings suggest that there is a complex interplay between job demands, CC, and their consequences.