Personality, Career Satisfaction, and Life Satisfaction: Test of a Directional Model

Autor/inn/en	Lounsbury, John W.; Park, Soo-Hee; Sundstrom, Eric; Williamson, Jeanine M.; Pemberton, Anne E.
Titel	Personality, Career Satisfaction, and Life Satisfaction: Test of a Directional Model
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Assessment, 12 (2004) 4, S.395-406 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1069-0727
DOI	10.1177/1069072704266658
Schlagwörter	Personality Traits; Information Science; Factor Analysis; Life Satisfaction; Structural Equation Models; Goodness of Fit; Correlation; Path Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Informationswissenschaft; Faktorenanalyse; Lebensvollendung; Korrelation; Pfadanalyse
Abstract	A conceptual model proposing paths from personality traits to career satisfaction and life satisfaction and from career satisfaction to life satisfaction was evaluated in a field study by structural equations modeling using LISREL 8. Participants were a convenience sample of 1,352 information science professionals. An exploratory maximum likelihood common factor analysis revealed two oblique personality factors, the first comprised of extraversion, optimism, assertiveness, openness, and emotional stability and the second consisting of conscientiousness and tough-mindedness. Results indicated a good fit for a two-factor personality model showing significant links between both personality factors and career satisfaction, between the second personality factor and life satisfaction, and between career and life satisfaction. Findings are discussed in terms of comparisons to previous research, limitations, and areas for further research, with emphasis on the importance of personality in relation to career satisfaction and the relationship between career and life satisfaction. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10