{"title":"Personality Characteristics Influence Job Satisfaction in a Sample of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists","authors":"P. B. Moore, K. T. Jackson, L. Mcanulty","doi":"10.1097/TIN.0000000000000254","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Research examining the relationship between personality characteristics and job satisfaction for the profession of nutrition and dietetics, specifically the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), is minimal. This study examined these relationships among RDNs in North Carolina. Recruitment of active and currently practicing RDNs occurred between November and December 2018 from the North Carolina Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. A 3-part online survey (Demographics, Big Five Inventory, and Spector Job Satisfaction Survey) was provided to qualifying RDNs (N = 380). The study included practitioners from clinical, community, food and nutrition management, consultation and business, and education and research practice areas. Agreeableness (P < .001) and neuroticism (P < .001) were found to be significant predictors of overall job satisfaction. Future research should explore other relationships that may impact job satisfaction in the field of nutrition and dietetics.","PeriodicalId":48681,"journal":{"name":"Topics in Clinical Nutrition","volume":"36 1","pages":"224 - 230"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Topics in Clinical Nutrition","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/TIN.0000000000000254","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"NUTRITION & DIETETICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Research examining the relationship between personality characteristics and job satisfaction for the profession of nutrition and dietetics, specifically the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), is minimal. This study examined these relationships among RDNs in North Carolina. Recruitment of active and currently practicing RDNs occurred between November and December 2018 from the North Carolina Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. A 3-part online survey (Demographics, Big Five Inventory, and Spector Job Satisfaction Survey) was provided to qualifying RDNs (N = 380). The study included practitioners from clinical, community, food and nutrition management, consultation and business, and education and research practice areas. Agreeableness (P < .001) and neuroticism (P < .001) were found to be significant predictors of overall job satisfaction. Future research should explore other relationships that may impact job satisfaction in the field of nutrition and dietetics.
期刊介绍:
Topics in Clinical Nutrition (TICN) is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal designed as a resource for the continuing education and clinical practice of dietitians and nutritionists. Each issue addresses topics of interest primarily to dietitians and nutritionists, students and interns in professional training programs and other health care personnel involved in the nutritional care of patients. Articles include translational research reports (work that applies new knowledge to practical effect), practice projects, evidence-based literature reviews, case studies and book reviews, and articles that highlight education theory and applied research which share the tools and techniques of nutrition and dietetics education.