Relationship between self-perceived personality traits and job attitudes in middle management

Abstract

Investigated the job attitudes of lower-middle managers in relation to their scores on a self-perception personality instrument. 456 managers from 3 companies filled out both a job-attitude questionnaire and a forced-choice self-description questionnaire. The attitudes of the 89 respondents ("highs") who described themselves most like top managers were compared with the 89 respondents ("lows") who described themselves most like lower-level managers. Results show that the highs were significantly more satisfied and also that they placed significantly more emphasis on the necessity for inner-directed behavior in their jobs. Results are compared with previous job-attitude studies of managers. (16 ref.) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)