This thesis examines the construct of professional calling, exploring not only its positive implications but also its potential dysfunctional outcomes. Drawing on a reconstruction of its historical and theoretical roots, the thesis highlights that calling cannot be considered an unconditionally beneficial resource: under certain circumstances, it may expose workers to organizational exploitation and encourage the acceptance of unfavorable working conditions. To this end, a quantitative study was conducted on a sample of Italian workers to investigate the moderating role of two components of the construct - moral duty and destiny - in the relationship between professional calling and problematic outcomes. The results reveal an unexpected effect, particularly concerning the religious dimension of moral duty: higher levels of religious duty weaken, rather than strengthen, the relationship between calling and dysfunctional outcomes, suggesting a regulatory rather than risk-enhancing function.
La presente tesi analizza il costrutto della chiamata professionale (calling), esplorandone non solo le implicazioni positive, ma anche i potenziali esiti disfunzionali. A partire da una ricostruzione delle sue radici storiche e teoriche, l'elaborato evidenzia come la calling non possa essere considerata una risorsa incondizionata: in alcune circostanze, infatti, essa può esporre il lavoratore a dinamiche di sfruttamento organizzativo e favorire l'accettazione di condizioni lavorative svantaggiose. A questo proposito, è stata condotta una ricerca quantitativa su un campione italiano di lavoratori per indagare il ruolo moderatore di due componenti del costrutto - il dovere morale e il destino - nella relazione tra chiamata professionale ed esiti problematici. I risultati mostrano un effetto inatteso legato in particolare alla dimensione religiosa del dovere morale: un suo livello elevato indebolisce, anziché rinforzare, la relazione tra calling ed esiti disfunzionali, suggerendo una funzione regolativa piuttosto che di rischio.
Tra dedizione e vulnerabilità: esiti disfunzionali della chiamata professionale e funzione regolativa del dovere morale religioso
ROMANATO, ANNA
2025/2026
Abstract
This thesis examines the construct of professional calling, exploring not only its positive implications but also its potential dysfunctional outcomes. Drawing on a reconstruction of its historical and theoretical roots, the thesis highlights that calling cannot be considered an unconditionally beneficial resource: under certain circumstances, it may expose workers to organizational exploitation and encourage the acceptance of unfavorable working conditions. To this end, a quantitative study was conducted on a sample of Italian workers to investigate the moderating role of two components of the construct - moral duty and destiny - in the relationship between professional calling and problematic outcomes. The results reveal an unexpected effect, particularly concerning the religious dimension of moral duty: higher levels of religious duty weaken, rather than strengthen, the relationship between calling and dysfunctional outcomes, suggesting a regulatory rather than risk-enhancing function.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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