Work Alienation: Interactive Effects of Personality and Job Characteristics

Abstract

Abstract: The aim of this study is to clarify the relationship among personality(Big Five), core job characteristics and work alienation. 442 employees who come from 12 organizations take part in this study. Questionnaires were employed to collect data. The results showed that Openness had positive influence on work alienation, whereas Conscientiousness had negative influence on work alienation. Job characteristics had significant negative effect on work alienation. Openness and Neuroticism interacted with job characteristics significantly. For those with high Openness, job characteristics affect work alienation negatively, whereas for those with high Neuroticism, job characteristics affect work alienation positively. It can be referred that managers should consider subordinates' personality and job characteristics simultaneously if they want to deal with the problem of work alienation.

Key words: work alienation, Big Five, job characteristics

摘要： 基于需要—满足的理论视角,分析了员工的大五人格特质、工作特征及其交互效应对工作疏离感的影响。以12家企业的442名员工为样本,结果发现：员工的大五人格对工作疏离感有显著影响,其中开放性对工作疏离感有积极影响,尽责性对工作疏离感则有消极影响;工作特征越积极,员工的工作疏离感越低;大五人格中的开放性、神经质与工作特征有显著的交互效应。基于研究结果,提出对工作疏离感的干预应兼顾员工人格特质和工作特征,进行权变管理。

关键词: 工作疏离感, 大五人格, 工作特征

CLC Number:

B849

Zhou Hao, Long Lirong. Work Alienation: Interactive Effects of Personality and Job Characteristics[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2017, 15(3): 385-391.

周浩, 龙立荣. 组织员工的工作疏离感: 人格特质与工作特征的交互效应^*[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2017, 15(3): 385-391.

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