Date of Award

Spring 2006

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Psychology

Program/Concentration

Psychology

Committee Director

Donald D. Davis

Committee Member

Janis V. Sanchez-Hucles

Committee Member

Bryan E. Porter

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.P65 D69 2006

Abstract

This study examined the usefulness of a six factor personality model for predicting telework satisfaction, affective commitment, and turnover intention in a secondary data analysis of 166 teleworkers. First, structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the fit of self-efficacy and methodicalness as first-order factors of conscientiousness. Support was not found for this model; methodicalness and selfefficacy differentially predicted the same outcome suggesting that they are distinct constructs. These results also suggested that a six factor model for personality was appropriate to use in the remaining analyses. Results from multiple regression demonstrated that the combination of personality variables significantly predicted telework satisfaction and turnover intention. Specifically, self-efficacy and methodicalness significantly positively and negatively predicted turnover intentions respectively. Also, neuroticism predicted telework satisfaction. SEM results partially supported the hypotheses. Neuroticism predicted telework satisfaction. In order to replicate the findings of the multiple regression analyses, a second structural model was tested using only methodicalness, self-efficacy, and neuroticism as predictors of turnover intentions and telework satisfaction. Results showed that self-efficacy and methodicalness predicted turnover intentions and that neuroticism predicted telework satisfaction. Both structural models showed good fit and the revised structural model did not fit the data better than the hypothesized model.

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DOI

10.25776/pda6-ar84

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