RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CONGRUENCE AND PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS TO JOB-SATISFACTION

Research generally supports Holland's postulated relation between cong ruence and job satisfaction, but the magnitude of the relation seldom surpasses .30 Sample size and breadth and measurement of congruence an d job satisfaction, however, are often limited. This research surveyed the job satisfaction of 395 diversely employed adults to determine wh ether personality dimensions recognized in the five-factor model of pe rsonality contributed to prediction of job satisfaction beyond the con tribution of congruence. Personality also was examined as a primary pr edictor. Congruence, as measured by each of two indices, did not predi ct job satisfaction, but the block of Big-Five personality dimensions did contribute significantly to the prediction of job satisfaction; ex traversion and low neuroticism were unique predictors. Results also fa iled to support the hypothesis that personality moderates the congruen ce-satisfaction relation. (C) 1997 Academic Press.