PERSONALITY TRAITS & CAREER SATISFACTION: MEDIATING ROLE OF CAREER COMMITMENT

Abstract

The present study examined the relationship among personality traits, career satisfaction and career commitment of medical doctors. It was a co-relational study and the survey technique was used for collecting the data from doctors working in government and private hospitals of Islamabad. Three assessment measures were used along with demographic sheet; Big Five Inventory (John, Naumann & Soto, 2008) to measure personality traits, Career Satisfaction Scale (Greenhaus, Parasuraman & Wormley, 1990) to measure career satisfaction and Career Commitment Scale- Long Form (Colarelli & Bishop, 1990) was used to determine the level of career satisfaction. Sample of the study (N=300) comprised of medical doctors from government and private hospitals of Islamabad. Data were analyzed by using the SPSS (statistical package for social sciences). Findings of the study suggested that conscientiousness, extroversion and agreeableness traits were positively correlated while neuroticism trait was negatively correlated to career satisfaction and career commitment of medical doctors. Career satisfaction and career commitment of medical doctors were positively correlated with each other. Career commitment acted as a mediator between personality traits and career satisfaction of medical doctors. Research findings provided insight to career counselors in guiding the client about the health profession on the basis of personality traits.