Predicting Work Volition From Proactive Personality Trait Among University Students

Hilal Büyükgöze

doi:10.24106/kefdergi.375678

Research Article

Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Proaktif Kişiliklerinin Çalışma İradesi Algısındaki Yordayıcı Rolü

Year 2018, , 117 - 123, 15.01.2018

Hilal Büyükgöze

https://doi.org/10.24106/kefdergi.375678

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Bu araştırmada, üniversite öğrencilerinin çalışma iradesi düzeylerinin proaktif kişilik özellikleri ile ilişkisi ve proaktif kişiliğin çalışma iradesindeki açıklama gücü belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Katılımcılar, 242’si kadın ve 110’u erkek olmak üzere 352 üniversite öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Bulgular, erkek katılımcıların kadınlara göre daha yüksek çalışma iradesine sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Katılımcıların çalışma iradesi ve proaktif kişilik özelliği ile orta düzeyde ve aynı yönlü bir ilişki olduğu belirlenirken, kariyer engeli algısı ile proaktif kişilik arasında düşük düzeyde ancak manidar bir ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Regresyon analizi, proaktif kişiliğin katılımcıların çalışma iradesindeki değişimin % 25’ini ve karilyer engeli algısının ise % 9’unu açıkladığı göstermiştir. Sonuçlar ilgili alanyazın çerçevesinde tartışılmış ve ileri çalışmalara dönük öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

Work volition, proactive personality, career constraints, career choice, university student

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