Big Five personality traits and culture

Personality

Career development

Big Five personality traits

Clinical psychology

Extraversion and introversion

Developmental psychology

Conscientiousness

Psychology

Social psychology

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development

The aim of this study was to identify which employees' sociodemographic characteristics and personality traits affected their career development. The research was conducted on a sample of 462 employees, aged between 30 and 55. The final analysis of covariance model included only characteristics which had previously been identified as having significant effect and relations with career development: gender, age, education level, years of work experience with the current employer, total years of work experience, financial status, and all Big Five traits. It was determined that the following characteristics had a significant effect on career development: gender, years of work experience with the current employer, and financial status, from the set of sociodemographic characteristics, as well as Conscientiousness, from the personality traits. Sociodemographic characteristics and personality traits, especially Conscientiousness, represent significant determinants in career development.

Effects of Sociodemographic Characteristics and Personality Traits on Career Development