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Volume 10, Issue 4 (Iranian Journal of Ergonomics 2023)
Iran J Ergon 2023, 10(4): 289-298 |
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Abbasi H, Hoseini Boroojeni M. The Effect of Active Personality on Job Adaptation with the Role of Mediator of Flourishing in the Work of Employees. Iran J Ergon 2023; 10 (4) :289-298
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1- Department of Management, Tolouemehr Higher Education Institution, Qom, Iran , abbasi.59093@gmail.com
2- Department of Management, Islamic Azad University Electronic Campus, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Management, Islamic Azad University Electronic Campus, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (1911 Views)
Objectives: Proactive personalities, which refer to a person's ability with active behaviors to affect meaningful changes in the environment, are an important factor that affects the formation of job adaptability. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of active personality on job adaptation with the role of mediator of flourishing at work.
Methods: The research has been a descriptive-analytical survey in terms of practical purpose and terms of data collection. The method of collection was using a questionnaire. In the current research, the standard questionnaire measuring flourishing at work, job adaptability, and active personalities have been used. The statistical population studied was all the employees of the Jundishapur University of Ahvaz, numbering 500 people. According to Morgan's table, the sample size is calculated as 271 people. In this research, the reliability of Cronbach's alpha method and the validity of the method has been confirmed through face validity. The method of analysis, description, and inference has been. IMOS software was used to test the hypotheses.
Results: The findings show that active personalities are effective for a job with a mediating role of flourishing at work. The effect of flourishing at work on job adjustment, the effect of active personality on job adjustment, and the effect of active personality on flourishing in the workplace have been confirmed.
Conclusion: The results show what personalities make people progress in the workplace, which in turn improves job adaptability. It is recommended that career counselors design interventions to promote career adjustment.
Methods: The research has been a descriptive-analytical survey in terms of practical purpose and terms of data collection. The method of collection was using a questionnaire. In the current research, the standard questionnaire measuring flourishing at work, job adaptability, and active personalities have been used. The statistical population studied was all the employees of the Jundishapur University of Ahvaz, numbering 500 people. According to Morgan's table, the sample size is calculated as 271 people. In this research, the reliability of Cronbach's alpha method and the validity of the method has been confirmed through face validity. The method of analysis, description, and inference has been. IMOS software was used to test the hypotheses.
Results: The findings show that active personalities are effective for a job with a mediating role of flourishing at work. The effect of flourishing at work on job adjustment, the effect of active personality on job adjustment, and the effect of active personality on flourishing in the workplace have been confirmed.
Conclusion: The results show what personalities make people progress in the workplace, which in turn improves job adaptability. It is recommended that career counselors design interventions to promote career adjustment.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Received: 2023/04/9 | Accepted: 2023/03/18 | ePublished: 2023/03/18
Received: 2023/04/9 | Accepted: 2023/03/18 | ePublished: 2023/03/18
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