title: The Role of Personality in Job Satisfaction Among Collegiate Athletic Trainers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The degree to which an individual likes his or her job is known as job satisfaction. A person with higher job satisfaction is less likely to depart from a profession than a person with lower job satisfaction. Researchers studying job satisfaction among other allied health professionals suggest a personality component could explain why the reasons for departure can be so individual.
  
  
  METHODS
  Collegiate institutions.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the relationship between job satisfaction and personality among collegiate athletic trainers (ATs).
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 202 ATs (68 [33.7%] men and 134 [66.3%] women), were recruited using the National Athletic Trainers' Association e-mail database. We excluded any AT from this study who worked outside of the collegiate setting. The response rate was 20.2%.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected using a Web-based survey instrument consisting of 3 sections: (1) demographics, (2) job satisfaction survey, and (3) Big Five Personality Inventory.
  
  
  METHODS
  Independent t tests were run to determine sex differences, and correlations were run to evaluate relationships between demographics and job satisfaction and between job satisfaction and personality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women reported higher levels of neuroticism than men. Extroversion and conscientiousness showed a weak positive relationship with job satisfaction. A moderate positive relationship was found between agreeableness and job satisfaction. A moderate negative relationship was noted between neuroticism and job satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on our findings, head ATs or other organizational leaders may consider using personality assessments during interview processes, or athletic training program directors may be able to better guide students interested in athletic training based on knowledge of their personalities.
authors.affiliation: Athletic Training Program, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs;
authors.forename: Christianne M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Eason
authors.affiliation: Athletic Training Program, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs;
authors.forename: Stephanie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mazerolle
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina at Columbia.
authors.forename: Eva V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Monsma
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina at Columbia.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mensch
mesh_terms: D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities
keywords: retention; sex differences; workplace influences