Personlighet och arbetsrelaterad utmattning : En kvantitativ studie

Sammanfattning: Mental illness as a part of work-related fatigue may in some cases lead to longperiods of sick leave. This in turn often has major consequences for the individual, the workorganisation and the society. Present study examines the relationship between personality andwork-related fatigue. The participants (N=142) answered a web survey containing generalbackground questions and 16 statements about personality and work-related fatigue. Theresults indicated a negative correlation between neuroticism and emotional exhaustion.Furthermore the results implicated positive correlation between extraversion,conscientiousness and openness and personal accomplishment. The results implicated lack ofcorrelations between personality and depersonalization. The conclusion in the present studyindicated correlation between personality and work-related fatigue. The results are partly inline with previous research.