Psychological Development and Education ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (1): 103-112.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2020.01.12

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The Effects of Proactive Personality on Job Satisfaction: A Moderated Mediation Model

LIN Yixuan1,2   

  1. 1. Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631;
    2. School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631
  • Published:2020-02-05

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Abstract: The present study constructs a moderated mediation model to examine whether person-job fit mediated the relation between proactive personality and job satisfaction among primary school teachers,and whether this mediating process was moderated by the work-family conflict.With questionnaire survey method, 420 teachers from 8 primary schools were tested by using the proactive personality scale, the person-job matching scale, the work-family conflict scale and the job satisfaction scale. The results showed that (1) proactive personality had a significantly positive prediction for person-job matching and job satisfaction; (2) person-job matching played an intermediary role between proactive personality and job satisfaction; (3) the relationship between proactive personality and person-job matching was modulated by work-family conflict. Therefore, there was a moderated mediation model between proactive personality and job satisfaction.

Key words: proactive personality, job satisfaction, person-job fit, work-family conflict, primary school teacher

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