Delving into the Happiness of Professional Accountants: Examining the Interplay between Personality Traits, and Job and Life Satisfaction

Abstract

This study aimed to determine accountants’ personality profiles and test which personality traits make accountants happier at work and in social life. In this context, the relationships between the personality traits of professional accountants (within the scope of the Dark Triad and Big Five) and their job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and personality-profession fit were examined. In this direction, quantitative research was designed, and professional accountants participated (N = 202) in the study. According to the findings, it is determined that the Dark Triad traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) of the accountants are at a low level. Levels of dark personality traits were negatively associated with life satisfaction, while job satisfaction and personality-occupation fit were not significantly associated. Furthermore, the highest score regarding Big Five personality traits (i.e., openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) was obtained in agreeableness among the accountants. A positive relationship was found between the openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness characteristics of accountants and their job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and personality-profession fit, while a negative relationship was detected with neuroticism. As a result, it is concluded that accounting professionals with high levels of openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness are happier in their work and lives.

Keywords

• Personality
• Dark triad
• Big five
• Job satisfaction
• Accountants

Muhasebe Profesyonellerinin Mutluluğunun Araştırılması: Kişilik Özellikleri ile İş ve Yaşam Tatmini Arasındaki Etkileşimin İncelenmesi

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, muhasebecilerin kişilik profillerini belirlemek ve hangi kişilik özelliklerinin muhasebecilerin iş ve sosyal yaşamda daha mutlu ettiğini test etmektir. Bu kapsamda, Karanlık Üçlü ve Büyük Beşli kapsamındaki muhasebe meslek mensuplarının kişilik özellikleri ile iş doyumu, yaşam doyumu ve kişilik-meslek uyumu arasındaki ilişkiler incelenmiştir. Bu doğrultuda, nicel bir araştırma tasarlanmış ve muhasebe meslek mensupları araştırmaya katılmıştır (N = 202). Elde edilen bulgulara göre, muhasebecilerin Karanlık Üçlü özelliklerinin (narsisizm, Makyavelizm ve psikopati) düşük düzeyde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Karanlık kişilik özelliklerinin düzeyleri yaşam tatmini ile olumsuz yönde ilişkiliyken, iş tatmini ve kişilik-meslek uyumu arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunamamıştır. Muhasebeciler arasında Beş Büyük kişilik özelliği (deneyime açıklık, vicdanlılık, dışadönüklük, uyumluluk ve nevrotiklik) açısından en yüksek puan, uyumluluk boyutunda elde edildi. Muhasebecilerin deneyime açıklık, vicdanlılık, dışa dönüklük ve geçimlilik özellikleri ile iş doyumu, yaşam doyumu ve kişilik-meslek uyumu arasında pozitif, nevrotiklik ile ise negatif bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak deneyime açıklık, vicdanlılık, dışa dönüklük ve yumuşak başlılık düzeyleri yüksek olan muhasebe profesyonellerinin işlerinde ve yaşamlarında daha mutlu oldukları sonucuna varılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kişilik
• Karanlık Üçlü
• Büyük beşli
• İş tatmini
• Muhasebeciler

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