Organizational communication satisfaction as a moderator between the big five personality traits and job satisfaction among employees in Nigeria.

This study seeks to understand the relationship between job satisfaction and the Big Five personality traits-openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism-while considering the moderating effect of organizational communication satisfaction. Given the recent emphasis on evaluating employee traits in the workplace, both in positive and negative contexts, this research aims to delve deeper into how these major personality traits influence and potentially enhance workplace dynamics, particularly during periods of fluctuating wellbeing. Using convenience sampling, the study focuses on employees at Bowen University in Nigeria to explore the relationship between job satisfaction and the Big Five personality traits, with organizational communication satisfaction serving as the moderating variable. The independent variables include the five personality traits, while job satisfaction serves as the dependent variable. The findings revealed a positive relationship between job satisfaction and the personality traits of openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, and agreeableness, whereas a negative relationship was observed with neuroticism. Additionally, a positive correlation was found between organizational communication satisfaction and job satisfaction. As a moderator, organizational communication satisfaction played a positive role in moderating the relationship between openness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism with job satisfaction. However, this moderating effect was not supported in the case of openness and job satisfaction, as well as conscientiousness and job satisfaction. Overall, the study confirms the significant impact of the Big Five personality traits on job satisfaction, particularly in relation to organizational communication satisfaction.