This study was designed to investigate whether the personality trait of extraversion is associated with job satisfaction. To explore if individuals who rate themselves high on extraversion also enjoy their work-place more, and if there are any differences depending on gender. The data collected were from individuals of mixed ages and genders who were all employed and had regular jobs to attend. The instrument used was a self-report in the form of an online questionnaire with the participants rating their own personality and job satisfaction. Data collected from the questionnaire were analysed through Pearson’s correlation analysis, a multiple regression analysis to measure correlation and a t-test comparing the two means between the gender’s female and male. The connection between extraversion and job satisfaction has been extensively researched upon. With most results usually indicating a significant but somewhat low correlation between the two, as the results in this study can support as well. The results gave a positive correlation between extraversion and job satisfaction r(110) = .321, p = < .001, and a very small difference between genders, t(110) = 0.800, p = .426, d = 0.151. Instead, the results suggested that there were other personality traits besides extraversion, such as agreeableness, that may have a slightly more significant impact on an individual's job satisfaction, as previous research suggested.
- Applied Psychology (50102)
Arbetstillfredsställelse i relation till personlighetsdraget extraversion
Moregård, L. (Author), Lübeck, L. (Author). 2023-Dec
Student thesis: Bachelor