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@article{Lounsbury2003AnIO, title={An Investigation of Personality Traits in Relation to Career Satisfaction}, author={John W. Lounsbury and James M. Loveland and Eric Sundstrom and Lucy W. Gibson and Adam W. Drost and Frances L. Hamrick}, journal={Journal of Career Assessment}, year={2003}, volume={11}, pages={287 - 307}, url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:145155091}}
  • J. Lounsbury, J. Loveland, Frances L. Hamrick
  • Published 1 August 2003
  • Psychology
  • Journal of Career Assessment

We examined personality traits in relation to career satisfaction and job satisfaction for 5,932 individuals in career transition. Personality traits were related to career satisfaction and job satisfaction in the total sample and 14 separate occupational groups. Regression analyses revealed three personality traits consistently related to career satisfaction: emotional resilience, optimism, and work drive in initial and holdout samples as well as in all 14 occupational groups, accounting for…

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