The Influence of Work Passion on Career Bridge Employment Intentions among Public University Lecturers: Examining the Moderating Role of Generational Differences
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Past research indicates that work passion is an important factor in predicting individuals' career bridge employment intentions but there is still a lack of research that examines the psychological mechanism and boundary conditions underlying this relationship. This research aims to examine the mediating role of individuals’ attitudes towards bridge employment and the moderating role of generational differences. It is also hypothesized that those in Generation X (born between 1965 and 1979) are more strongly affected by the influence of work passion, in comparison to those in Generation Y (born between 1980 and 1997). Survey data were collected from 286 lecturers from four public universities in Songkhla Province. The proposed moderated mediation model was tested using Hayes’ PROCESS Macro. All the hypotheses were supported even after controlling for the influence of gender, education levels, the number of children, organizational tenure, income, health status, financial readiness, marital status and academic positions.
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