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Proactive personality enhances change in employees’ job satisfaction: The moderating role of psychological safety

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  • Che-Chun Kuo

    (Department of Physical Education, Tunghai University)

  • Yun-Ci Ye

    (Department of Somatic and Sports Leisure Industry, National Taitung University)

  • Mei-Yen Chen

    (Graduate Institute of Sport, Leisure & Hospitality Management, National Taiwan Normal University)

  • Lung Hung Chen

    (Department of Recreation and Leisure Industry Management, National Taiwan Sport University)

Abstract

Research has suggested that employees who possess a proactive personality have greater job satisfaction. However, contextual factors that may serve as boundary conditions have received insufficient attention in the research. Accordingly, this study proposed psychological safety as a moderator in the positive relationship between proactive personality and job satisfaction. We recruited 207 employees to complete a two-wave panel survey that was conducted over 3 months. When job satisfaction was controlled for at Time 1, this study found that having a proactive personality was positively associated with changes in job satisfaction over time. Furthermore, the relationship between proactive personality and changes in job satisfaction was strengthened when psychological safety was low. The implications and applications are discussed. JEL classification: I31, J28, L83, L84

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  • Che-Chun Kuo & Yun-Ci Ye & Mei-Yen Chen & Lung Hung Chen, 2019. "Proactive personality enhances change in employees’ job satisfaction: The moderating role of psychological safety," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 44(3), pages 482-494, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ausman:v:44:y:2019:i:3:p:482-494
    DOI: 10.1177/0312896218818225
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    1. Lei Wang & Xinya Liang, 2020. "The Influence of Leaders’ Positive and Implicit Followership Theory of University Scientific Research Teams on Individual Creativity: the Mediating Effect of Individual Self-Cognition and the Moderati," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-24, March.
    2. Roshayati Abdul Hamid, 2022. "The Role of Employees’ Technology Readiness, Job Meaningfulness and Proactive Personality in Adaptive Performance," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-16, November.

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    Keywords

    Interactionism; personality; proactivity; psychological safety;
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    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • L84 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Personal, Professional, and Business Services

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