Agreeableness and Its Relation with Orientation towards Voluntary Work

Abstract

The current study aims to identify agreeableness and orientation towards voluntary work of officials in public facilities, as well as to identify the nature of the correlation between agreeableness and orientation towards voluntary work of officials in public facilities. To achieve the aims of the research, the researchers designed the agreeableness scale, which consists of (28) items in its final form. The researchers also built a scale of orientation towards voluntary work, which consists of (29) items in its final form. Psychometric properties of validity and reliability of the two scales were extracted in various ways. The researcher applied the two scales on a sample of (400) officials, the results indicated that the officials in the public facilities have a high degree of agreeableness. The results also showed that the officials have a high level of orientation towards voluntary work. There is a positive significant correlation between agreeableness and the orientation towards voluntary work. In the light of these results, the researchers have offered a set of recommendations and suggestions for future research.