title: Relation between Machiavellianism and job satisfaction in a sample of Turkish physicians.
abstract: Job satisfaction is affected by many factors. A consistent negative correlation between Machiavellianism and Job satisfaction was shown by many previous studies. To estimate this association in a sample of Turkish people, 361 physicians were selected among the total number of 5,959 working in Ankara City Center. A self-administered questionnaire including the Mach IV scale and Job Satisfaction scale developed by Kasapoğlu was applied to the subjects. Student t test and Pearson correlation were used for analysis. The correlation of -.25 between Job Satisfaction and Machiavellianism scores was significant and consistent with the mean scores on Job Satisfaction between the Machiavellian and Nonmachiavellian groups. Although the present association is small, the inverse value is consistent for Mach IV scale scores with job satisfaction in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Department, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Turkey. bakirbilal@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bakir
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Muharrem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uçar
authors.forename: Mahir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güleç
authors.forename: Cesim
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hasde
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008257:Machiavellianism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D014421:Turkey