PENGARUH PERSONALITI TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA DAN STRES KERJA GURU

Abstract

This study was done to determine the personality traits of teachers as well as to investigate whether these traits influence job satisfaction and stress among teachers. Another aim was to determine the level of satisfaction and stress in teaching profession and the relationship between these two variables. As many as 225 teachers from 10 national secondary schools in Johor Bahru district were chosen randomly as respondents in this study. A quantitative research approach was adopted. The Big Five Inventory (BFI), Job Descriptive Index ( JDI), and Administrative Stress Index (ASI) instruments were used to measure the related variables. All items were asked in both English and Malay languages. The reliability levels of the JDI and ASI instruments were 0.91 and 0.84 respectively, while the reliability levels of the BFI subscales were between 0.73 and 0.80. This study found that the level of job satisfaction and stress amongst the respondents as a whole was at a moderate level. Significant negative relationship in job satisfaction and stress was found in this study. Significant relationships between certain dimensions of personality t and job satisfaction and stress were also found. Results are presented and discussed in detail and practical implications of the study are also suggested.