Personality and job satisfaction

Abstract

This study set out to examine the relationship between the dimensions of sxtraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism, and various dimensions of job satisfaction in a group of computer employees. Whereas Extraversion and Lie scores correlated positively with all aspects of job satisfaction, Neuroticism and Psychoticism scores correlated negatively with a third of the correlations being significant. However, there was little evidence of the hypothesized P-E fit between personality and job type though this may be due to classificatory and methodological problems. Results are discussed in terms of the necessity of considering personality variables in studies of job satisfaction.