Exploring personality preferences in relation to psychological career resources among managerial staff in the Western Cape fast food industry.

Abstract

The study explored the relationship between individuals' personality preferences (as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Form M) and their psychological career resources (as measured by the Psychological Career Resources Inventory) and whether the personality types differed significantly in terms of their psychological career resources. The participants were a non-probability sample (N = 81; females =74%, blacks =78%) of managerial-level staff from five fast food franchise restaurants in the Western Cape, South Africa. Quantitative statistical procedures were used to explore the association between the participants’ personality preferences and psychological career resources. Findings suggest Introverted and Extraverted personality type preferences to be significantly associated with the participants’ psychological career resources. Major differences were observed for the Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving (ISFP), Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging (ESFJ), Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging (ISFJ), Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging (ESTJ) and Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging (ISTJ) personality types in their relationship to the career preference of variety/creativity, need for career growth/development, their self/other skills and social connectivity.