The effect of five factor personality traits and psychological well-being on job performance

In a rapidly changing and developing global world, organizations can sustain themselves and keep up with the changes that are experienced; It is possible with the performance of employees in the work environment, the personality traits of employees and the positive psychological states of employees. It is seen that personality traits play an important role in the attitudes, behaviors and motivations of individuals in the workplace, and therefore directly contribute to job performance. In this context, explaining the interaction dynamics between personality traits, psychological well-being and job performance is extremely valuable in terms of organizational structures. The main purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the five-factor personality trait and psychological well-being on job performance. In the study, a survey was conducted with the participation of 397 teachers from various cities in Turkey. Data were collected using demographic questions, the Five-Factor Personality Scale, the Psychological Well-being Scale and the Job Performance Scale within the scope of the survey. According to the results obtained, it was determined that there was a positive and significant relationship between the five-factor personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, self-control, openness to experience) and job performance and between psychological well-being and job performance. No significant relationship was found with the neuroticism dimension. As a result of the study, suggestions were presented for the study to contribute to the literature and to improve it based on the research findings. Keywords: Five Factor Personality Traits, Psychological Well-being, Job Performance.