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The Relationships between Preschool Teachers' Personality Traits and Their Relationships at Workplace

  • Jin, Byoung Sook (Graduated School of Education, Incheon National University) ;
  • Kim, Sang Lim (Department of Early Childhood Education, Incheon National University)
  • Received : 2018.07.17
  • Accepted : 2018.08.06
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

Preschool teachers' relationships at workplace is an important component that affects the work performance of caring and educating young children. This study investigated the connection between preschool teachers' personality traits and their relationships at workplace. The participants were two hundred and eighty two teachers in 55 preschools and asked to answer the survey questionnaires. Two research questions were investigated; (1) are there correlations between preschool teachers' personality traits and their relationships at workplace? (2) do preschool teachers' personality traits affect their relationships at workplace? The results showed that preschool teachers' personality traits were correlated with their relationships at workplace; neuroticism showed a negative correlation while the other four (extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness) showed positive correlations with relationships at workplace. In addition, preschool teachers' personality traits had effects on their relationships at workplace in overall. Especially, neuroticism, agreeableness, and conscientiousness were revealed as significantly influencing personality traits on preschool teachers' relationships at workplace.

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