Personality traits, workers’ age, and job satisfaction: The moderated effect of conscientiousness

Job satisfaction has gained increasing interest in the world of work and a vast field of research has been stimulated regarding its antecedents. Among these, personality traits have received consistent and significant attention, with a particular emphasis on conscientiousness. To delve deeper and detail these aspects, in the present research, a moderation model was hypothesized, with the aim of investigating the effect of age on the association between conscientiousness (and its subdimensions scrupulousness and perseverance) and job satisfaction. The age-moderated interactions of the other Big Five personality traits were also explored. The study involved 202 Italian workers (92 men, 110 women) with a mean age of 44.82 years (SD = 10.56) who completed the Big Five Questionnaire and the Job Satisfaction Scale. The results showed a positive association between conscientiousness and job satisfaction. This was moderated by age to the extent that it was significant for younger and average-age workers and was less significant for older workers. Similar results were found for the subdomain of perseverance, while the relationship between scrupulousness and job satisfaction was not significant. Furthermore, no age-moderated interaction between the other Big Five personality traits and Job satisfaction were found. Such data supports interactive models that highlight the need to integrate personality traits with other factors in exploring the antecedents of job satisfaction. These findings provide additional elements to an understanding of the factors contributing to workers satisfaction, and could have important applicative implications in a framework for healthy organizations and the well-being movement.

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The influence of Big Five personality traits on subjective well-being: Mediation of job satisfaction

2011 International Conference on Management Science & Engineering 18th Annual Conference Proceedings ◽

10.1109/icmse.2011.6070041 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Zhai Qing-guo ◽

Bob O'Shea ◽

Mike Bajpai ◽

Willis Bajpai ◽

Zhai Yu-Bo

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Big Five ◽

Well Being ◽

Big Five Personality Traits ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Subjective Well Being

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Big Five personality traits, job satisfaction and subjective wellbeing in China

International Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1080/00207594.2012.732700 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 48 (6) ◽

pp. 1099-1108 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Qingguo Zhai ◽

Mike Willis ◽

Bob O'Shea ◽

Yubo Zhai ◽

Yuwen Yang

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Big Five ◽

Subjective Wellbeing ◽

Big Five Personality Traits ◽

Big Five Personality

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Flourishing in Student Veterans With and Without Service-Connected Disability: Psychometric Validation of the Flourishing Scale and Exploration of Its Relationships With Personality and Disability

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin ◽

10.1177/0034355218808061 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 63 (1) ◽

pp. 3-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Emre Umucu ◽

Teresa Ann Grenawalt ◽

Antonio Reyes ◽

Timothy Tansey ◽

Jessica Brooks ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Postsecondary Education ◽

Big Five ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Well Being ◽

Student Veterans ◽

Big Five Personality Traits ◽

Psychometric Validation ◽

Big Five Personality

Veterans are an increasing population in postsecondary education. Many student veterans have disabilities affecting their well-being and success in college. This study aims to add to current knowledge on well-being by exploring the relationship between flourishing, personality traits, and service-connected disability among student veterans. First, we set out to psychometrically validate the Flourishing Scale (FS) for student veterans. Second, we evaluated the association of the Big-Five personality traits and flourishing. Finally, we evaluated the differences in flourishing among student veterans with and without service-connected disabilities. Two hundred five student veterans were recruited for the current study. A random split-half approach was adopted to perform an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Subsequent to conducting the EFA and CFA, a hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed to investigate the relationships between flourishing and Big-Five personality traits. Finally, an independent-samples t test was conducted to compare the flourishing scores of student veterans with and without a service-connected disability. Findings indicated FS is a reliable and valid scale that could be used to measure flourishing in student veterans. Detailed findings and their implications for rehabilitation counseling are provided.

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The Big Five Personality Traits, Occupational Stress, and Job Satisfaction

European Journal of Business Management and Research ◽

10.24018/ejbmr.2020.5.4.410 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Andreas Petasis ◽

Odysseas Economides

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

Big Five ◽

Police Officers ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Big Five Personality Traits ◽

Openness To Experience ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Cross Sectional

The aim of this research was to examine the relationship between Big Five Personality traits (neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, conscientiousness), occupational stress and job satisfaction of police officers in Cyprus Police. A cross-sectional design was employed, where data was collected at a single time point. A total of 133 participants took part in the research program. The research instruments consisted of the Neo Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) and Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS). The result of the research indicated that the correlation of conscientiousness, extraversion, openness to experience and agreeableness to job satisfaction were not significantly linked while neuroticism had a moderately negative correlation with job satisfaction, and it was the only statistically significant relationship. Results showed that gender had a statistically significant relationship with job satisfaction, with males reporting greater job satisfaction than females. Additionally, work stress in the police force significantly predicts job satisfaction over and above the effect of personality traits.

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COVID-19 Pandemic and Personality: Agreeable People Are More Stressed by the Feeling of Missing

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182010759 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (20) ◽

pp. 10759

Author(s):

Stephan Getzmann ◽

Jan Digutsch ◽

Thomas Kleinsorge

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Big Five ◽

Online Survey ◽

Well Being ◽

Big Five Personality Traits ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Related Individual

The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to contain it have substantial consequences for many people, resulting in negative effects on individual well-being and mental health. In the current study, we examined whether individual changes in perceived stress relative to pre-pandemic levels depended on differences in behavior, appraisal, and experience of pandemic-related constraints. In addition, we tested whether this potential relationship was moderated by personality traits. We conducted an online survey during the end of the first lockdown in Germany in spring 2020, and assessed pandemic-related individual consequences as well as perceived stress. These data were related to the big five personality traits and to ratings of perceived stress obtained from the same participants in a study conducted before the outbreak of the pandemic, using the same standardized stress questionnaires. There was no overall increase, but a large interindividual variety in perceived stress relative to pre-pandemic levels. Increased stress was associated especially with strong feelings of missing. This relationship was moderated by agreeableness, with more agreeable people showing a higher association of the feeling of missing and the increase of perceived stress. In addition, openness and conscientiousness were positively correlated with an increase in stress. The results highlight the importance of considering personality and individual appraisals when examining the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived stress and well-being.

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Effect Of The Big Five Personality Traits On Job Satisfaction And Organizational Commitment In The Healthcare Industry: The Case Of Kenya

American Journal of Health Sciences (AJHS) ◽

10.19030/ajhs.v5i2.8964 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 145-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daniel Ganu ◽

Caleb Nyaranga Kogutu

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Organizational Commitment ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Big Five ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Big Five Personality Traits ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Healthcare Industry ◽

Positive Relation

The study examined the effect of the big five personality traits on job satisfaction and organizational commitment among healthcare workers in Kenya. The study utilized a correlational descriptive study design and collected data using a self-administered questionnaire. In all, 252 healthcare workers comprising Medical doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, and Lab Technologist participated in the study. Using descriptive statistics and multi-linear regression analysis, the study showed significant relations between the Big Five personality traits with job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Openness, Conscientiousness, and Neuroticism have a positive relation with organizational commitment while extraversion and Neuroticism also have a positive relation with job satisfaction. More so, a positive relationship was found between job satisfaction and organizational commitment. This finding suggests that employees who exhibit the traits of openness, neuroticism, extraversion and conscientiousness turn to find a greater sense of commitment and job satisfaction to the Healthcare organizations. The implication of the results will be useful to hospital administrators and the healthcare industry in general.

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