Problem solving and personality in security officers
The study was conducted to examine the relationship between problem solving skills and personality traits of university security guards. The research was carried out with 190 security personnel working at universities in 2019. In the study, the Problem- Solving Skills Scale for Adults and the Big Fi...
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Published in | Journal of economy, culture and society Vol. 2021; no. 64; pp. 105 - 118 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları
29.04.2021
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Summary: | The study was conducted to examine the relationship between problem
solving skills and personality traits of university security guards. The
research was carried out with 190 security personnel working at
universities in 2019. In the study, the Problem- Solving Skills Scale for
Adults and the Big Five Personality Questionnaire-50 Turkish Form were
used. 83.7% of the participants in the study were male, 73.2% were
married, 68.4% were high school graduates, and 95.8% had in-service
training. According to the logistic regression model, the results of our
study were as follows: the problem solving skill ‘Considering the Effects
of the Solution of the Problem’ was OR= 2.33 times (95% CI: 1.028-5.29)
higher in female security guards than in males; ‘Problem- Solving Through
Modeling’ was OR=0.48 times (95% CI : 0.237-0.987) higher in single
security guards than married ones; and OR=2.18 times (95%CI: 1.181-
4.047) higher in ones whose ‘responsibility’ personality trait was above
the median value. The problem- solving skills of the security personnel
were found to be related to their personality traits, gender, marital status,
working time and education level. |
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ISSN: | 2602-2656 2602-2656 |
DOI: | 10.26650/JECS2020-814539 |