The personality profile of IPS employment specialists, and how it relates to job satisfaction

A longitudinal cohort study

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ID21391756
AutoresDaniil Butenko (0000-0002-8609-6984, Centre for work and mental health Nordland Hospital trust Bodø Norway, autor correspondente), Miles Rinaldi (0000-0003-3822-1434, Centre for work and mental health Nordland Hospital trust Bodø Norway), Beate Brinchmann (0000-0002-5793-7668, Centre for work and mental health Nordland Hospital trust Bodø Norway), Oda Lekve Brandseth (0000-0001-7351-9629, Centre for work and mental health Nordland Hospital trust Bodø Norway), Eóin Killackey (0000-0001-9649-5551, Orygen Parkville Victoria Australia), Arnstein Mykletun (0000-0002-3878-0079, Centre for work and mental health Nordland Hospital trust Bodø Norway)
Ano2023
Volume64
Fascículo1
Páginas71-79
Data de publicação2023-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoScandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sjop.12864
PMID35997312
OpenAlexW4292731064
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas57

The role of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment specialist is a new type of occupation within mental healthcare. High turnover among employment specialists necessitates improvement in their recruitment and retention. One element that impacts retention is job satisfaction. We assessed the personality of 38 employment specialists (Big 5 Inventory‐2) and measured job satisfaction over three time periods. Compared to norm data, employment specialists were significantly higher on Extraversion (ΔT = 8.0, CI: 5.59–10.42), Agreeableness (ΔT = 7.8, CI: 5.56–10.12), Conscientiousness (ΔT = 3.3, CI: 0.8–5.84), Open‐mindedness (ΔT = 3.5, CI: 0.97–6.07), while lower on Negative emotionality (ΔT = −3.5, CI: −6.5 to −0.42). Extraversion had a substantial longitudinal positive effect on job satisfaction ( β at T1 = 0.39; CI: 0.10–0.73) ( β at T2 = 0.40; CI: 0.03–0.80), while Negative emotionality – a substantial negative effect ( β at T1 = −0.60; CI: −0.90 to −0.30) ( β at T2 = −0.50; CI: −0.90 to −0.12). Male gender was significantly associated with higher job satisfaction at the time point 1 ( β = −0.46; CI: −0.80 to −0.14). Age, length of employment in the role, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness and Open‐mindedness were not found to have substantial significant effects on job satisfaction of employment specialists. Recruiting employment specialists who score high on Extraversion and low on Negative emotionality may be a good fit for the role and job satisfaction

Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Conscientiousness · Extraversion and introversion · Job attitude · Job performance · Job satisfaction · Personality · Employment and Welfare Studies · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being