The relationship between personality traits and job satisfaction:a case study of freelance interpreters in Taiwan

• Main Author: 陳岳辰
• Other Authors: 陳子瑋
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/98182879320623965866

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 翻譯研究所 === 94 === As a new profession in Taiwan, research on interpreting is at its initial stage; thus, the match of individual traits and the job is fully studied, and the interpreters’ sense of well-being is not analyzed. Seashore & Taber (1975) states that job satisfaction has an impact upon performance, retreat as well as physical and psychological conditions, all of which can further influence the organization and society. Among all factors, personality traits with their direct and indirect relationship to job satisfaction are stable and measurable; therefore, this study gathers and analyzes information about the personality traits and job satisfaction of interpreters in Taiwan in order to have a better understanding of the profession. Based on the “Big Five” or “Five-Factor Personality” theory and researches on “SOHO” workers and independent contractors, this study processes the data from the questionnaires given to freelance interpreters in Taiwan with T-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s Coefficient and LSD. Primary results include: 1. Among the five personality traits, only Openness has a statistically significant positive correlation with job satisfaction. 2. Freelance interpreters are challenged by issues identified in studies on SOHO workers; however, differences are found in other aspects. 3. Subjects with previous employment experience present a lower external satisfaction compared to those without any work experience.