Moderator role of Type D personality traits between depressive symptoms and job satisfaction among teachers.

Autor: Yetkin Tekin A; Education Faculty, Psychological Counseling and Guidance Department, Adıyaman University, Adıyaman, Türkiye., Karadağ H; Psychology Department, Van Education and Research Hospital, Van, Türkiye.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2024 May 03; Vol. 12, pp. 1402422. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 03 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1402422
Abstrakt: Background: Type D personality is characterized by negative affect (NA) and social suppression (SI). It has been indicated Type D personality is associated with depression, anxiety, and burnout. Depressive complaints and social inhibition negatively affect job satisfaction. The aim of this study is to investigate the moderating role of Type D personality structure between the severity of depressive complaints and job satisfaction in teachers.
Methods: 939 teachers, who constitute the sample of the study, completed the sociodemographic form, Type D personality scale (DS-14), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Minnesota Satisfaction Scale Short Form with an online survey.
Results: While a negative relationship was found between teachers' NA scores and their intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction ( r  = -0.28 and r  = -0.19, respectively), a negative relationship was detected between SI scores and intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction ( r  = -0.22 and r  = -0.21, respectively). NA and SI had partial moderating roles in the relationship between BDI score and intrinsic job satisfaction. SI played a partial moderating role in the relationship between BDI and extrinsic job satisfaction.
Conclusion: It can be said Type D personality traits has a moderating role between the severity of teachers' depressive complaints and job satisfaction.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2024 Yetkin Tekin and Karadağ.)
Databáze: MEDLINE