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June 20, 2026Istanbul Management JournalOpen Access

The Meaning of Work, The Power of Volition: The Effect of Meaningful Work on Career Satisfaction through the Mediation of Work Volition

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EÇEdanur Çelik

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Overview

Randomized trial examines how meaningful work influences career satisfaction via work volition, suggesting valuable insights for workforce engagement.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore how perceptions of meaningful work influence career satisfaction, emphasizing the role of work volition.
  • Sample of 354 participants in the private sector in Istanbul.
  • Used established scales to measure meaningful work, work volition, and career satisfaction.
  • Conducted regression and mediation analyses to evaluate relationships among variables.
  • Meaningful work directly influences career satisfaction with a positive correlation.
  • Work volition partially mediates the relationship between meaningful work and career satisfaction.
  • Findings support theoretical frameworks related to job characteristics and self-determination theory.

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Edanur Çelik (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a363040db0793dc1a5376e5https://doi.org/10.26650/imj.2026.1757902
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