How does workplace support promote postdoctoral career growth? A conservation of resources perspective
BackgroundPostdoctoral researchers are critical to scholarly advancements, and promoting postdoctoral career growth is an endogenous path to help postdocs break through the “encircled city of scientific research”. However, further research is needed to fully explore the mechanisms that connect workp...
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| description | BackgroundPostdoctoral researchers are critical to scholarly advancements, and promoting postdoctoral career growth is an endogenous path to help postdocs break through the “encircled city of scientific research”. However, further research is needed to fully explore the mechanisms that connect workplace support to postdoctoral career growth.MethodsDrawing from the Conservation of Resources theory, this study proposes a chain mediation model that demonstrates how workplace support enhances career growth by connecting psychological capital with work-life balance. To understand the motivation and career growth of postdocs in China, we conducted two questionnaires in 2021 and 2023 with the support of relevant stations.ResultsAnalyzing 367 questionnaires from Chinese postdocs, our research indicates that workplace support has a positive impact on career growth. Additionally, both psychological capital and work-life balance are key factors that contribute to career growth, serving as separate mediators and as part of a chain of mediators.DiscussionThis study validates the appropriateness of the Conservation of Resources theory in the study of the influence mechanism of postdoctoral career growth and proposes targeted strategies for academic institutions to improve support systems, promoting more effective career development pathways. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10de5688f3274f868832dfba510b8f3b2024-01-25T04:22:52ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782024-01-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.12949821294982How does workplace support promote postdoctoral career growth? A conservation of resources perspectiveXueyan Li0Anqi Hu1Hongfeng Song2Zhimei Wang3School of Economics and Management, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaBusiness School, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, ChinaBackgroundPostdoctoral researchers are critical to scholarly advancements, and promoting postdoctoral career growth is an endogenous path to help postdocs break through the “encircled city of scientific research”. However, further research is needed to fully explore the mechanisms that connect workplace support to postdoctoral career growth.MethodsDrawing from the Conservation of Resources theory, this study proposes a chain mediation model that demonstrates how workplace support enhances career growth by connecting psychological capital with work-life balance. To understand the motivation and career growth of postdocs in China, we conducted two questionnaires in 2021 and 2023 with the support of relevant stations.ResultsAnalyzing 367 questionnaires from Chinese postdocs, our research indicates that workplace support has a positive impact on career growth. Additionally, both psychological capital and work-life balance are key factors that contribute to career growth, serving as separate mediators and as part of a chain of mediators.DiscussionThis study validates the appropriateness of the Conservation of Resources theory in the study of the influence mechanism of postdoctoral career growth and proposes targeted strategies for academic institutions to improve support systems, promoting more effective career development pathways.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1294982/fullpostdoctoral researcherworkplace supportpsychological capitalwork-life balancecareer growthconservation of resources theory |
| spellingShingle | Xueyan Li Anqi Hu Hongfeng Song Zhimei Wang How does workplace support promote postdoctoral career growth? A conservation of resources perspective Frontiers in Psychology postdoctoral researcher workplace support psychological capital work-life balance career growth conservation of resources theory |
| title | How does workplace support promote postdoctoral career growth? A conservation of resources perspective |
| title_full | How does workplace support promote postdoctoral career growth? A conservation of resources perspective |
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| title_short | How does workplace support promote postdoctoral career growth? A conservation of resources perspective |
| title_sort | how does workplace support promote postdoctoral career growth a conservation of resources perspective |
| topic | postdoctoral researcher workplace support psychological capital work-life balance career growth conservation of resources theory |
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