The unintended detrimental effects of pursuing a professional vocation: The case of veterinarians

Marco Palma (), Peilu Zhang, Karen Cornell, Matthew Salois, Bridget Bain and Clinton Neill

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 5, 1-12

Abstract: Pursuing one’s life calling can be personally fulfilling and professionally rewarding, but it also requires sacrifice. We provide evidence of a strong vocational drive using veterinary students as a case study and find that they willingly contribute higher monetary donations for helping animals relative to students in other fields. We also find a significant reduction in the cognitive performance of veterinarian students when exposed to an animal-in-need manipulation. The performance of non-veterinary students in the cognitive task is unaffected by the manipulation. Our results highlight the need for programs to address the economic, financial, and mental health well-being of students and professionals to promote sustainable vocational career commitment.“You owe it to all of us to get on with what you’re good at.” W.H. Auden

Date: 2023
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