(24) Examining the Relationship Between the Bright Side of Personality and Job Satisfaction in Working Pharmacists.

Objective : Pharmacists satisfied with their jobs are more likely to have longer tenures and better performance. A major intrinsic factor contributing to job satisfaction and performance is personality. The bright side of personality describes people’s performance when paying attention to the norms of self-presentation to others. Our study examined the relationship between bright personality and job satisfaction in a cluster sample of working pharmacists as identified through social media channels.

Methods: A web-based survey comprising relevant demographic items, 9 job satisfaction facets and constructs from the IPIP (International Personality Item Pool) reflecting Hogan’s Personality Inventory (a bright side instrument) was created and deployed to respondents using Qualtrics software. Statistical analyses were conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics v 28

Results: We received a total of 157 responses, of which 102 (94% female, 55% 35-44 years) were analyzable. Estimates for job satisfaction (JS) showed less than half of pharmacists (44%) satisfied with their jobs. Others were ambivalent (44%) or dissatisfied (11%). The individual JS facet level showed a significant difference in the means for promotion opportunities for Black respondents (2.93 +/-.99) compared to non-blacks (3.42 +/- .86). Pearson’s correlations for personality and JS showed positive relationships between emotional stability, openness, and JS. Regression analyses showed a moderately strong relationship between JS and personality (multiple r = .579) with the bright side trait, extraversion, negatively predicting JS (B = -.509, p < .001). For occupational traits, stress tolerance and reliability positively predicted JS (B = .348; .271, p < .001)

Conclusions: Results could be extended to organizational interventions for enhancing pharmacists’ job satisfaction through ensuring improved work operating conditions and fair chances at promotion and leadership development for employees of all demographics.