Comparing personality change of the newly employed and old employees working at the offshore oil industry: a cross-sectional study
Comparing personality change of the newly employed and old employees working at the offshore oil industry: a cross-sectional study

Summary/Abstract: Introduction: Recent research has shown that job conditions can affect employees’ personality traits. The present study is an attempt to investigate the effect of working in offshore oil industry on employees’ personality. Method: The present study was conducted by comparing the personality traits of two groups of offshore oil workers with different duration of employment. The sample consisted of 88 staff (44 newly employed and 44 employed for 4 to 8years) that were selected and homogenized. Newly employed consist of all employed persons at 2017 and old employees were matched with newly ones based on age, education, and marital status. The NEO personality questionnaire (long form) was used to collect data on personality traits. Data were analyzed by measuring the effect size. Results: The results showed that longer occupation at offshore jobs is associated with personality changes. So that the scores of workers with a higher length of employment compared to those with less than one year of work experience were higher in neuroticism and lower in extroversion, agreeableness, and consciousness. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the offshore oil industry businesses create changes in the personality traits of employees, which can affect their compatibility with everyday life and in particular their relationships in the family. The results are discussed and the limitations of this study are explained.

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