Masoume Piriaei1, Kourosh Goodarzi2*

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to predict the job performance of teachers based on personality traits, self esteem and anger.

Method: The method used in this study was descriptive-correlational and applied in terms of its purpose. The statistical population of the study consisted of all the teachers of the first year of high school in Borujerd in the academic year 2016-2017, whose number was 957 according to the statistics of the education department of Borujerd city. Using non-random sampling method and according to the author's research method, and the opinion of supervisors and advisors, 100 people from the statistical population were selected as the sample. In this study, we used the standard questionnaires including: job performance, personality traits, self esteem and anger. For data processing and analysis, Pearson correlation and multiple regression with error coefficient of 0.05 were used for statistical analysis. Results: The results of this study indicated that extroversion, pleasantness, conscientiousness and self-esteem personality traits predict the variable of job performance, but the of neuroticism, openness, and anger personality characteristics do not predict the variable of teachers` job performance. Conclusion: According to the results, self-esteem, and anger personality traits have a significant role in the job performance of teachers. Extroversion, pleasantness and conscientious personality characteristics were the most effective personality factors related to teachers` job performance.