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Abstract
Perceived overqualification may be positively or negatively related to subjective career success. Integrating person-environment fit theory with the dualistic model of passion, we propose that both harmonious and obsessive passion may help reconcile misfit perceptions arising from feeling overqualified with implications for subjective career success. We argue the lack of work meaningfulness will explain the proposed buffering effects of work passion. We tested our moderated mediation model across two studies. In Study 1 (N = 422), we demonstrated that surgeons who reported being overqualified and who scored lower on harmonious passion experienced diminished work meaningfulness. Following on, surgeons reported heightened intentions to leave their surgical careers. We constructively replicated these results in a time-lagged Study 2 (N = 201) that included an additional measure of subjective career success—career performance. Across both Studies 1 and 2, obsessive passion did not moderate the proposed effects. The significant moderating result of harmonious, as opposed to obsessive, passion highlighted the importance of autonomous internalization for work in the achievement of subjective career success for workers who feel overqualified. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of this research, as well as articulate opportunities for future research.
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"Applied Psychology: An International Review" is the esteemed official journal of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), a venerable organization established in 1920 that unites scholars and practitioners in the field of applied psychology. This peer-reviewed journal serves as a global platform for the scholarly exchange of research findings within the diverse domain of applied psychology.
The journal embraces a wide array of topics within applied psychology, including organizational, cross-cultural, educational, health, counseling, environmental, traffic, and sport psychology. It particularly encourages submissions that enhance the understanding of psychological processes in various applied settings and studies that explore the impact of different national and cultural contexts on psychological phenomena.