Abstract
The aim of this research is to analyze the relations between personality traits and work alienation. This cross-sectional was carried out among nurses who work in teaching and research hospitals. A total of 600 (547 women/53 men) people participated in the study. The “Personal Information Form” was developed by the researcher, the “Work Alienation Scale” developed by Mottaz (1981), The “Five Factor Personality Features Scale” developed by John et al (1991), were also used. These are applied to the nurses which form the sample of the research. In the evaluation of the data; frequency analysis, correlation analysis, structural regression and path analysis were used. In the neurotic personality of personality traits of nurses had an influence on dimension of meaninglessness of work alienation and five other personality traits were found to have no significant effect on work alienation.
Highlights
As a result of modernism, organizational approach towards individuals has caused problems in terms of spiritual, social, cultural and economical types of alienation (Elma, 2003)
According to DFA results which are performed in order to verify Factor structure of Five Factor Personality Characteristics Scale with validity and reliability, (∆χ2/sd = 4,993, RMSEA = 0,082, CFI = 0,665, GFI = 0,761; RMR = 0.072) acceptable adaptation structure was shown in the Modified Model, as a result of improvements in Five Factor Personality Characteristics Scale
The alienation of the five other personality traits of the positive, middle, and meaningful effects (ß = -. 653, p
Summary
As a result of modernism, organizational approach towards individuals has caused problems in terms of spiritual, social, cultural and economical types of alienation (Elma, 2003). Studies on nurses has shown that organizational commitment and performance of nurses who are provided a positive work environment and feel support of their manager has increased. It has found that nurses who are in a negative work environment or the ones without manager support, eventually lose their job satisfaction and alienated to their work in time (Çetin, 2008). According to Seeman (1959), alienation is a five-dimensional living concept which differs according to individual expectations, attitudes, behaviours and social-psychological status. His work stated a correlative relation between organizational commitment and burnout concept
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