Music Teachers’ Personalities and Their Job Satisfactions in Turkey
Abstract
The aim of this study was to measure the satisfaction of professional music teachers in Turkey
and to examine its relationship with satisfaction of the people. Big five model of personality is the
theoretical framework of the study. The study included 120 music teachers working in various
parts of Turkey participated. Results also music teachers Extroversion, Conscientiousness and
Openness high double points; Neuroticism intermediate points; Agreeableness is the size of
points is revealed to be low. In addition, as a result of analysis conducted to examine the
relationship between job satisfaction and personality types, Emotional instability/Növrotizm
and Openness points by persons in job satisfaction it has a positive and statistically significant
relationship.
Keywords
Big five model of personality,music teachers,job satisfaction,personality
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