| The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between personality type, job satisfaction, and job performance in the Mississippi State University Extension Service (MSU-ES). The study followed a descriptive correlational design.; A version of the Job Satisfaction Index developed by Brayfield and Rothe (1951) was sent to 180 Mississippi State University Extension agents. Agents who participated in the job satisfaction survey consented to the use of their Myers-Briggs Type Indicator profile and 2005 performance evaluation score from the MSU-ES Performance Evaluation Instrument (PEI) in the study. Both of these records are on file in the personnel office of the MSU-ES.; The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Cramer's V , point-biserial correlations, rank-order correlations, and linear regressions. The study suggested that personality profiles of MSU-ES county directors, area agents, and 4-H agents mirrored Reeves 1995 profile of MSU-ES county professionals and Graham's 1983 profile of Arkansas Extension agents. Based on 143 usable responses to the job satisfaction survey, agents were found to be very satisfied with jobs regardless of position, gender, age, race, length of service, and area in which they worked. Only a small percentage were dissatisfied with their jobs. Performance evaluation scores indicated an overall high level of job performance for all agents in the study. Relationships were found to exist between the demographic characteristics of age, position, years in that position, and job performance. This study also found the best predictor for job satisfaction to be the age of the agent and the best predictor of job performance to be the position of the agent. |
