The present study clarifies the antecedents and con-sequences of calling by conducting a meta-analysis review consisting of 78 independent empirical stud-ies,191 effect sizes and 84805 independent samples.The results show that the external factor plays a lead-ing role in the generation of calling and the extrinsic resource endowment is its strongest antecedent.Call-ing can affect career preparations,career attitudes and career results positively,the intensity of the effect increases in turn and subjective career success is the strongest utility of calling.Regional culture and mea-surement mode of calling can significantly moderate the relationships between calling and its antecedents and consequences.Within the context of eastern cul-ture and when the multi-dimensional scale is used to measure calling,the relationships between calling and its antecedents and consequences are stronger.