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Personality, Career Satisfaction, and Life Satisfaction: Test of a Directional Model

John W. Lounsbury

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Soo-Hee Park

State of Tennessee, Evaluation and Assessment

Eric Sundstrom

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Jeanine M. Williamson

University of Tennessee Libraries

Anne E. Pemberton

University of North Carolina, Wilmington

A conceptual model proposing paths from personality traits to career satisfaction and life satisfaction and from career satisfaction to life satisfaction was evaluated in a field study by structural equations modeling using LISREL 8. Participants were a convenience sample of 1,352 information science professionals. An exploratory maximum likelihood common factor analysis revealed two oblique personality factors, the first comprised of extraversion, optimism, assertiveness, openness, and emotional stability and the second consisting of conscientiousness and tough-mindedness. Results indicated a good fit for a two-factor personality model showing significant links between both personality factors and career satisfaction, between the second personality factor and life satisfaction, and between career and life satisfaction. Findings are discussed in terms of comparisons to previous research, limitations, and areas for further research, with emphasis on the importance of personality in relation to career satisfaction and the relationship between career and life satisfaction.

Key Words: career satisfaction • life satisfaction • personality traits • path analysis

Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 12, No. 4, 395-406 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1069072704266658
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