Extroversion and Conscientiousness Predict Deteriorating Job Outcomes During the COVID-19 Transition to Enforced Remote Work

Autor: Philippe P.F.M. van de Calseyde, M. Christina Meyers, Olga Stavrova, Anthony M. Evans
Přispěvatelé: Department of Human Resource Studies, Department of Social Psychology, Human Performance Management, EAISI Foundational
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13(3), 781-791. Sage Publications, Inc.
Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13(3), 781-791. SAGE Publications Ltd
ISSN: 1948-5506
Popis: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations around the world rapidly transitioned to enforced remote work. We examined the relationship between personality and within-person changes in five job outcomes (self-reported performance, engagement, job satisfaction, burnout, and turnover intentions) during this transition. We conducted a four-wave longitudinal study, from May to August 2020, of employees working from home due to COVID-19, N = 974. On average, self-reported performance decreased over the course of the study, whereas the other outcomes remained stable. There was also significant between-person variability in job outcomes. Extroversion and conscientiousness, two traits traditionally associated with desirable outcomes, were associated with deteriorating outcomes over time. Extroverted employees and conscientious employees became less productive, less engaged, and less satisfied with their jobs; and extroverted employees reported increasing burnout. These results add to our understanding of how personality predicts within-person changes in performance, well-being, and turnover intentions during the pandemic.
Databáze: OpenAIRE