Teachers’ Work Mentality and Work Satisfaction in Relation with their Personality Traits

The study intends to figure out a relationship between the emotional intelligence, self efficacy and other personality traits on the one hand, and work mentality and work satisfaction on the other hand. The study is going to find out if work satisfaction and work mentality is correlated with personal traits of teachers. The research is done on sample of 188 teachers of different scientific background, ages, and belonging both to rural and urban area. The instruments used were The Work Satisfaction Questionnaire (Constantin, 2004), The work Mentality Questionnaire (Constantin, 2004), The 33-items questionnaire for measurement of the emotional intelligence (Schutte et all), Self-Efficacy Scale and Five Factor Personality Inventory. The results show an image upon the work satisfaction and work mentality of the teachers in terms of different variables and also the relation between personal traits and work satisfaction and work mentality in teaching career. The results show an image regarding the relationships between teachers’ personal traits and their work mentality and satisfaction; these could be useful in developing personal development programs for teachers in order to enhance their work efficiency.