Personality and job satisfaction: The mediating role of job characteristics

被引:583
作者
Judge, TA [1 ]
Bono, JE
Locke, EA
机构
[1] Univ Iowa, Henry B Tippie Coll Business, Dept Management & Org, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
[2] Univ Maryland, Coll Business & Management, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
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D O I
10.1037//0021-9010.85.2.237
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This study tested a model of the relationship between core self-evaluations, intrinsic job characteristics, and job satisfaction Core self-evaluations was assumed to be a broad personality concept manifested in 4 specific traits: self-esteem, generalized self-efficacy, locus of control, and low neuroticism. The model hypothesized that both subjective (perceived) job characteristics and job complexity mediate the relationship between core self-evaluations and job satisfaction. Two studies were conducted to test the model. Results from Study 1 supported the hypothesized model but also suggested that alternative models fit the data well. Results from Study 2 revealed that core self-evaluations measured in childhood and in early adulthood were linked to job satisfaction measured in middle adulthood. Furthermore, in Study 2 job complexity mediated part of the relationship between both assessments of core self-evaluations and job satisfaction.
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页码:237 / 249
页数:13
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