Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 MA Student of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Introduction
This study aimed to investigate the relationship of workaholism and work engagement with quality of work life considering the moderating role of personality characteristics in midwives of three Gynecology and Midwifery Hospitals (Alzahra, Taleghani, 29 Bahman) in Tabriz.
 
Method
The statistical population consisted of all midwives working in three gynecology and midwifery hospitals (Alzahra, Taleghani, & 29 Bahman) in 2018 which 120 individuals were selected by census sampling method. Instruments included the Workaholism (Wart, 1999), Work Engagement (Salanova, Schaufeli, 2001), Quality of Work Life (Walton, 1973), and the Neo-Five Factor (Costa & McCree, 1986) Questionnaires. Data were analyzed by SPSS-23 software using Pearson correlation coefficients, multiple regression analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis.
 
Results
The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between workaholism and work engagement with quality of work life (p < 0.05). The results of regression analysis showed that both variables of workaholic and work engagement were able to predict the quality of work life (p < 0.05). The results of hierarchical regression analysis showed that none of the personality characteristics have a moderating role in the relationship of workaholism and quality of work life, but among personality characteristics, conscientiousness and openness to expirience had a significant moderating role in the relationship between work engagement and quality of work life (p < 0.05).
 
Discussion
 This study provides important findings regarding how work engagement and some personality characteristics can be effective in relation to quality of work-life.

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