Abstract:
This study investigated the influence of job position and personality characteristics on job satisfaction among workers. Two hundred participants were used and two hypotheses involving job positions (high, middle, and low) personality characteristics (extrovert vs introvert) were tested. Two instruments were used for data collection and they are Eynseck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ): The design was a 3 x 2 factorial designs and a 2x2 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was employed for data analyses. The results indicated that job positions is a factor that significantly influence job satisfaction, [f (1, 194) = 7.8, P<.05]. The second hypothesis was also accepted. It was revealed that personality characteristics exerted a significant effect on employee’s job satisfaction. There was however, no interaction influence of job position and personality characteristics on job satisfaction. The results were discussed in line with the previous findings and suggestions were made.
