Personality, work, and satisfaction: evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel
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Personality, work, and satisfaction: evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel
Previous studies in positive psychology have indicated that work satisfaction is an important determinant of individual well-being. Research has suggested that people are most satisfied with their work when they are doing what they are drawn to naturally. We provide further evidence on this issue from a large representative data set, the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). The 2005 wave of the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Positive Psychology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1743-9760,1743-9779
DOI: 10.1080/17439760802399232