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Relationship between big five personality traits and work engagement among private university academic staff
Tan, Chi Hau1, Khuan, Wai Bing2.
This study has examined the relationship between Big Five personality traits and
work engagement among academic staff of private universities in Perak, Malaysia. The
aforementioned traits included extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism,
and openness to experience. This quantitative, survey-based research had 102 respondents who
comprised the academic staff of selected private universities in Perak. Demographic data, Big
Five personality traits, and work engagement were assessed using a biographical
questionnaire, Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Five-Factor Inventory 3 (NEO-FFI-3), and
Utrecht Work Engagement Scales (UWES) respectively. Partial least squares (PLS) structural
equation modelling (SEM) was conceptualized and executed. As per the results, agreeableness,
conscientiousness, and openness to experience had significant positive effects on work
engagement. This study would be beneficial to the government and private universities of
Malaysia since it has provided insight and recommendations for further enhancements of the
quality of private higher education in the country.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
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