摘要：The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the big five personality traits and work engagement among public sector university teachers of Lahore. The subjects of the study were 399 teachers, 237 male and 161 female. They were selected randomly from all public sector universities of Lahore. In this study, Big Five Inventory (BFI) was used to measure various dimensions of personality (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience). The instrument used to measure engagement was the Utrecht Work engagement Scale (UWES), which includes three subscales: vigor, dedication, and absorption. Extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience were found to be positively related to work engagement. Neuroticism was negatively related to work engagement. Multiple regression analysis showed that personality traits of extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience have significant effects on work engagement. However, the strength of relationship between big five traits and work engagement was not very strong (R-squared = 0.28 ).
关键词：Extraversion; agreeableness; conscientiousness; neuroticism; openness to experience; big five inventory; work engagement; utrecht work engagement scale
