Abstract
This study aimed to test the predictive capacity of pathological traits of personality and career adaptability on four constructs that compose the well-being at work: work engagement, job satisfaction, burnout, and workaholism. A total of 204 Brazilian working adults (M age = 34.02, SD = 10.39) participated in the study, which responded to scales measuring pathological traits, career adaptability resources, and well-being components at work. Our findings indicate that pathological traits are, in general, negatively related to job satisfaction and work engagement and positively associated with burnout and workaholism. After the insertion of career adaptability, there was an increase in most of the models' explanation. The contribution of adaptability was significant only for job satisfaction prediction.
Keywords
personality disorder; organizational psychology; vocational and career guidance; well-being
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Note. Items representing the model were removed from the presentation of results. The figure shows the two predictive models tested, the first is formed only by pathological personality traits as predictor variables and the second is presenting the dimensions of career adaptability added. Values from the first model are in parentheses. Only the values of the variables that were significant predictors were presented (p<0.05); Fit indices of the models: (X²/df = 1.34; CFI = 0.97; TLI = 0.97; RMSEA = 0.04) X²/df = 1.21; CFI = 0.97; TLI = 0.97; RMSEA = 0.03; SD = Self-devaluation; Ant = Antagonism; Emo = Emotional Apathy; Imp = Impulsivity; Vul = Vulnerability; Anx = Anxious worry; Hop = Hopelessness; Need = Routine Need; Comp = Compulsion to work; Engage = Engagement; Conc = Concern; Cont = Control; Curi = Curiosity; Conf = Confidence; Coop = Cooperation. *p<0.05; **p<0.01
Note. Items representing the model were removed from the presentation of results. The figure shows the two predictive models tested, the first is formed only by pathological personality traits as predictor variables and the second is presenting the dimensions of career adaptability added. Values from the first model are between parentheses. Only the values of the variables that were significant predictors were presented (p<0.05). Fit indices of the models: (X²/df = 1.24; CFI = 0.97; TLI = 0.97; RMSEA = 0.03) X²/df = 1.18; CFI = 0.97; TLI = 0.97; RMSEA = 0.03; SD = Self-devaluation; Ant = Antagonism; Emo = Emotional Apathy; Imp = Impulsivity; Vul = Vulnerability; Anx = Anxious worry; Hop = Hopelessness; Need = Routine Need; Comp = Compulsion to work; Coll = Satisfaction with colleagues; Sala = Satisfaction with salary; Lead = Satisfaction with the boss; Natu = Satisfaction with the nature of the work; Prom = Satisfaction with promotion; Conc = Concern; Cont = Control; Curi = Curiosity; Conf = Confidence; Coop = Cooperation. *p<0.05; **p<0.01
Note. Items representing the model were removed from the presentation of results. In the figure, the two predictive models tested are represented, the first formed only by pathological personality traits as predictor variables and in the second the dimensions of career adaptability were added. Values from the first model are between parentheses. Only the values of the variables that were significant predictors were presented (p<0.05). Fit indices of the models: (X²/df = 1.23; CFI = 0.95; TLI = 0.95; RMSEA = 0.03) X²/df = 1.17; CFI = 0.96; TLI = 0.96; RMSEA = 0.03; SD = Self-devaluation; Ant = Antagonism; Emo = Emotional Apathy; Imp = Impulsivity; Vul = Vulnerability; Anx = Anxious worry; Hop = Hopelessness; Need = Routine Need; Comp = Compulsion to work; Illu = Illusion for work; Psyc = Psychic wear; Indo = Indolence; Guil = Guilt; Conc = Concern; Cont = Control; Curi = Curiosity; Conf = Confidence; Coop = Cooperation. *p<0.05; **p<0.01
Note. Items representing the model were removed from the presentation of results. In the figure, the two predictive models tested are represented, the first formed only by pathological personality traits as predictor variables and in the second the dimensions of career adaptability were added. Values from the first model are between parentheses. Only the values of the variables that were significant predictors were presented (p<0.05). Fit indices of the models: (X²/df = 1.32; CFI = 0.95; TLI = 0.94; RMSEA = 0.04) X²/df = 1.24; CFI = 0.95; TLI = 0.95; RMSEA = 0.03; SD = Self-devaluation; Ant = Antagonism; Emo = Emotional Apathy; Imp = Impulsivity; Vul = Vulnerability; Anx = Anxious worry; Hop = Hopelessness; Need = Routine Need; Comp = Compulsion to work; Work = Workaholism; Conc = Concern; Cont = Control; Curi = Curiosity; Conf = Confidence; Coop = Cooperation. *p<0.05; **p<0.01