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- Title
Do brighter personalities matter? Relationship between personality and job satisfaction in working pharmacists.
- Authors
Iwuchukwu, Otito Frances; Alozie, Ugochi Patricia; Fadesere, Jane; Ogunsanya, Motolani
- Abstract
Objectives: People satisfied with their jobs are more likely to have longer tenures and better performance. A major intrinsic factor contributing to job satisfaction is personality. Our study examined the relationship between personality and job satisfaction in a sample of United States pharmacists. Materials and Methods: We created and deployed a composite web-based survey using constructs from the International Personality Item Pool based on the five-factor model, nine job satisfaction facets and relevant sociodemographic characteristics. Results: Of 157 responses collected, 102 (94% female, 55% 35-44 years) made it to final analysis. Based on predetermined cutoffs, less than half of pharmacists in analyzable sample (n = 43 or 44%) were satisfied with their jobs. Others were either ambivalent (n = 43, 44%), or dissatisfied (n = 11, 11%). No demographic variable correlated positively with job satisfaction. For personality traits, only emotional stability and openness correlated with job satisfaction. The final regression model showed a moderately strong relationship between personality and job satisfaction (multiple r = 0.579). The five factor model trait, extraversion, negatively predicted job satisfaction (B = -0.509, P <.001). For occupational scales or traits predicting performance, stress tolerance and reliability positively predicted job satisfaction (B = 0.348; 0.271, P < 0.001). At the individual facet level, there was significant difference in promotion opportunities means for black respondents (2.93 ± 0.99) compared to non-blacks (3.42 ± 0.86). Conclusion: Extending results to organizational interventions for enhancing pharmacists' job satisfaction will include improving work operating conditions and assuring employees of all races fair chances at promotion and leadership development.
- Subjects
UNITED States; JOB satisfaction; FIVE-factor model of personality; EXTRAVERSION; PERSONALITY; PHARMACISTS; LEADERSHIP; EMOTIONAL stability
- Publication
American Journal of Pharmacotherapy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022, p1
- ISSN
2836-2012
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25259/AJPPS_15_2022