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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran. , haeideh.saberi96@gmail.com
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Background: Job satisfaction plays an important role in individuals’ mental health and job performance. Personality traits such as temperament and character, as well as stress, can influence job satisfaction. Therefore, examining these factors using a structural equation modeling approach can contribute to a better understanding of the relationships between personality, stress, and job satisfaction. Examining these factors using a structural equation modeling approach helps to understand better the links between personality, stress, and job satisfaction.
Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the structural equation modeling of job satisfaction based on temperament and character personality traits, with the mediating role of stress, among employees of Sepah Bank in Tehran.
Methods: This research is fundamental in terms of its objective and descriptive-correlational in terms of its methodology, employing structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of all employees of Sepah Bank branches in Tehran in 2024. The research sample consisted of 868 employees from Sepah Bank branches in Tehran, who were selected using a cluster random sampling method. Data were collected using the Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (Dunn et al., 1996), the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995), and the Temperament and Character Inventory (Cloninger et al., 1993). The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 28 and AMOS version 26, employing the Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling.
Results: The correlation analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between the dimensions of temperament and character and job satisfaction (P < 0.05). Additionally, a significant positive relationship was found between the dimensions of temperament and character and stress (P < 0.05). The results of the structural equation modeling indicated an acceptable fit, as evidenced by the statistical indices. The results of the standardized and direct coefficients showed that novelty seeking, harm avoidance, reward dependence, and persistence did not have a significant direct positive effect on job satisfaction (P ≥ 0.05). The direct path coefficients from self-directedness, cooperativeness, and self-transcendence to job satisfaction were positive and significant. Furthermore, the direct path coefficient from stress to job satisfaction was negative and significant. Finally, the standardized and indirect path coefficients from temperament and character to job satisfaction, mediated by stress, were positive and significant.
Conclusion: The results indicated that specific dimensions of character personality traits play a significant role in increasing job satisfaction, while job stress weakens this relationship. Therefore, it is recommended to focus on training and strengthening positive character traits as well as managing stress in workplace settings. Such actions can lead to improved job satisfaction among employees. Organizations are advised to provide stress management courses and personal skills training to promote mental health and job satisfaction among their staff.
Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the structural equation modeling of job satisfaction based on temperament and character personality traits, with the mediating role of stress, among employees of Sepah Bank in Tehran.
Methods: This research is fundamental in terms of its objective and descriptive-correlational in terms of its methodology, employing structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of all employees of Sepah Bank branches in Tehran in 2024. The research sample consisted of 868 employees from Sepah Bank branches in Tehran, who were selected using a cluster random sampling method. Data were collected using the Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (Dunn et al., 1996), the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995), and the Temperament and Character Inventory (Cloninger et al., 1993). The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 28 and AMOS version 26, employing the Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling.
Results: The correlation analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between the dimensions of temperament and character and job satisfaction (P < 0.05). Additionally, a significant positive relationship was found between the dimensions of temperament and character and stress (P < 0.05). The results of the structural equation modeling indicated an acceptable fit, as evidenced by the statistical indices. The results of the standardized and direct coefficients showed that novelty seeking, harm avoidance, reward dependence, and persistence did not have a significant direct positive effect on job satisfaction (P ≥ 0.05). The direct path coefficients from self-directedness, cooperativeness, and self-transcendence to job satisfaction were positive and significant. Furthermore, the direct path coefficient from stress to job satisfaction was negative and significant. Finally, the standardized and indirect path coefficients from temperament and character to job satisfaction, mediated by stress, were positive and significant.
Conclusion: The results indicated that specific dimensions of character personality traits play a significant role in increasing job satisfaction, while job stress weakens this relationship. Therefore, it is recommended to focus on training and strengthening positive character traits as well as managing stress in workplace settings. Such actions can lead to improved job satisfaction among employees. Organizations are advised to provide stress management courses and personal skills training to promote mental health and job satisfaction among their staff.
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