Examining the Relationship between Personality Traits and Burnout Levels of Individuals: A Comparative Analysis of the Big Five and HEXACO Personality Models

Abstract

This study investigates how personality traits relate to burnout among 514 Turkish academics using the “Big Five” and “HEXACO” personality models. Data were collected via online surveys. In the “Big Five personality model”, all traits except emotional stability negatively correlated with burnout. In the “HEXACO personality model”, “honesty-humility”, “extraversion”, “agreeableness”, “conscientiousness”, and “openness to experience” also had negative correlations, while “emotionality” showed a positive correlation with burnout. The “Big Five” personality traits had generally stronger correlations with burnout. This study uniquely compares the “Big Five” with the “HEXACO” personality models.

Keywords

• Personality
• Big five
• HEXACO
• Burnout
• Academic organizations

Bireylerin Kişilik Özellikleri ile Tükenmişlik Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi: Beş Faktör ve HEXACO Kişilik Modelleri Kapsamında Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analiz

Abstract

Bu çalışma, 514 Türk akademisyende kişilik özelliklerinin tükenmişlik ile ilişkisini Beş Faktör ve HEXACO modellerini kullanarak incelemektedir. Veriler çevrimiçi anketlerle toplanmıştır. Beş Faktör modelinde, duygusal denge dışındaki tüm özellikler tükenmişlik ile negatif ilişki göstermiştir. HEXACO modelinde ise dürüstlük-mütevazılık, dışa dönüklük, uyumluluk, sorumluluk/vazifeşinaslık ve deneyime açıklık negatif, duygusallık ise pozitif korelasyonlar göstermiştir. Beş Faktör kişilik özellikleri ile tükenmişlikle daha güçlü ilişkilere sahiptir. Bu çalışma, Big Five ve HEXACO modellerini karşılaştıran özgün bir araştırmadır.

Keywords

• Kişilik
• Beş faktör
• HEXACO
• Tükenmişlik
• Akademik örgütler

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