Abstract—this research aims to study the effect of personality
traits on job burnout. In the research model, job burnout is
dependent variable and independent variables include
extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, openness to
experience and conscientiousness. To clarify the relationships
among these variables, structural equation modeling (SEM)
was conducted. The data was collected through questionnaire;
Participants were 248 workers from the staff of the Tehran
Atiyeh Hospital. The results of structural equation model show
negative impact of extraversion on job burnout (-0.08), negative
impact of agreeableness on job burnout (-0.15), positive impact
of conscientiousness on job burnout (0.02), positive impact of
neuroticism on job burnout (0.22) and negative impact of
openness on job burnout (-0.11).
Index Terms—Big Five Model, Job Burnout, Personality and
Structural Equation Modeling.
Mohammad Reza Akhavan Anvari , Postgraduate, Operations Research,
Faculty of Management, University of Tehran *(Corresponding Author)
Chamran Highway, Nasr Bridge P.O.Box 14155-6311, Tehran, Iran
(email:mrakhavan@ut.ac.ir)
Nader Seyed Kalali , Postgraduate, Operations Research, Faculty of
Management, University of Tehran Chamran Highway, Nasr Bridge
P.O.Box 14155-6311, Tehran, Iran (email: nader_kalali@ut.ac.ir)
Aryan Gholipour , Associate Professor, Faculty of Management,
University of Tehran Chamran Highway, Nasr Bridge P.O.Box 14155-6311,
Tehran, Iran (email: agholipor@ut.ac.ir)
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Cite:Mohammad Reza Akhavan Anvari, Nader Seyed Kalali, and Aryan Gholipour, "How does Personality Affect on Job Burnout?," International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance vol.2, no.2, pp. 115-119, 2011.