#10075. When pursuing more career, success hits home and job: examining the cost of vocational delay of gratification

September 2026publication date
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Social Sciences (miscellaneous);
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management;
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Abstract:
Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to understand the detrimental effects of vocational delay of gratification (VDG) based on the ego-depletion perspective and to explore the specific mechanism in this dynamic process. Design/methodology/approach: The study used experience sampling to survey 89 employees at 3 time points within each day over 10 days and built a 4-stage sequential mediation model.
Keywords:
Ego depletion; Job dedication; Vocational delay of gratification; Work–family conflict

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