Effects of Job Experience on Personality.

Abstract

Previous theory and research concerning job effects on personality are briefly reviewed. A new theoretical model is presented which proposes that individuals' life orientations and levels of emotional well-being are influenced by the stimulus complexity of their job experiences. Hypotheses derived from the model are proposed for 116 engineers, scientists, and managers employed by a large petroleum products company. Five characteristics of employees jobs were measured using the Hackman-Oldham Job Diagnostic Survey. Longitudinal data were collected on four personality characteristics are measured by the Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey. Results of Analyses show that two personality characteristics (Active Orientation and Freedom from Depression) are influenced by several job characteristics. Implications for job design and career development are discussed briefly. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA036993

Entities

People

  • Kenneth R. Brousseau

Organizations

  • Yale University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Cognition
  • Depression
  • Education
  • Engineers
  • Information Processing
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Mental Health
  • Motor Skills
  • New York
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Supervisors
  • Surveys
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Organizational Psychology.