Personality Profiles of Young Female Employees and Individualism-Collectivism Traits

Year 2017, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 34 - 45, 30.04.2017

Arkun Tatar , Gaye Saltukoğlu , Dalga Derya Teoman

https://doi.org/10.25203/idd.300765

Cited By: 3

Abstract

Objective of the study: The aim of this study is to analyze the personality profiles of young female employees regarding their Individualism-Collectivism traits.

Design and Methodolgy: Participants were 264 single young female employees (mean age= 22.63 years, SD=1.85, range 22-27 years). All participants completed Five Factor Personality Inventory and INDividualism-COLlectivism Scale (INDCOL). INDCOL has four sub-dimensions, vertical individualism, vertical collectivism, horizontal individualism and horizontal collectivism. The average scores of the sub-dimensions were calculated and divided into two subgroups according to their total averages scores (below and above average scores). All these subgroups’ sub-dimension total scores and five factor total scores were compared with MANOVA.

Findings: As a result of this study, significant differences observed between subgroups of INDCOL scores, five factors (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Instability / Neuroticism, Openness to Experience) and all sub-dimensions (Liveliness, Assertiveness, Tolerance, Agreement, Reconciliation, Soft Heartedness / Alturism, Orderliness, Rule Boundness / Compliance With the Rules, Responsibility / Deliberateness, Excitement Seeking, Emotional Lability, Proneness to Anxiety, Self Assureness, Analytical Thinking, Sensitivity, Openness to Newness) of Five Factor Personality Inventory, except ‘Calmness’ and ‘Interaction’ facets.

Originality: Findings indicate that, INDCOL traits have effects on job performance related to personality traits.

Keywords

individualism, collectivism, five factor model of personality

Çalışan Genç Kadınların Kişilik Profilleri ve Bireycilik-Toplulukçuluk Özellikleri

Abstract

Amaç : Bu çalışmada çalışan genç kadınlarda bireycilik-toplukçuluk özellikleri açısından kişilik özelliklerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Tasarım/Yöntem: Çalışmaya 22-27 yaş (Ort. 22.63±1.85 yıl) arası çalışan 264 bekar kadın katılmıştır. Katılımcılar, Bireycilik-Toplulukçuluk Ölçeği ve Beş Faktör Kişilik Envanteri'ni cevaplamışlardır. Bireycilik-Toplulukçuluk Ölçeği dört boyutu (yatay bireycilik, dikey bireycilik, yatay toplulukçuluk ve dikey toplulukçuluk) için ayrı ayrı toplam puan ortalamalarına göre ortalamanın altı ve üstü olarak iki grup oluşturulmuştur. Daha sonra bu grupların Beş Faktör Kişilik Envanteri'nin alt boyut ve faktör toplam puanları MANOVA ile karşılaştırılmıştır.

Sonuçlar: Sonuçlara göre Bireycilik-Toplulukçuluk Ölçeği puanları açısından oluşturulan gruplar arasında, Etkileşim ve Sakinlik alt boyutları dışındaki Beş Faktör Kişilik Envanteri'nin tüm alt boyut (Canlılık, Girişkenlik, Hoşgörü, Uzlaşma, Yumuşak Kalplilik/ Elseverlik, Düzenlilik, Kurallara Bağlılık, Sorumluluk/ Kararlılık, Heyecan Arama, Duygusal Değişkenlik, Endişeye Yatkınlık, Kendine Güvensizlik, Analitik Düşünme, Duyarlılık, Yeniliğe Açıklık) ve faktörlerinde (Dışadönüklük, Yumuşakbaşlılık/ Geçimlilik, Öz-Denetim/ Sorumluluk, Duygusal Tutarsızlık, Gelişime Açıklık) farklılık gözlenmiştir.

Özgün Değer: Bu sonuçlara göre bireycilik-toplukçuluk özellikleri kişilik özellikleri üzerinden iş performansına etki ediyor görünmektedir.

Keywords

bireycilik, toplulukçuluk, beş faktör kişilik modeli

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