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Article Title:
Personality Traits, Perception of Primary Place of Assignment and Gender as Predictors of Work Adjustment among Corps Members in Ife Federal Constituency, Nigeria
by Adeboye Titus Ayinde PhD and F. S. Adegoke

Abstract:
Corps members are fresh graduates from tertiary institutions in Nigeria who are on a year compulsory service to the Nation courtesy of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. This category of workers are experiencing the world of work for the first time by virtue of deployment into various Primary Place of Assignment (PPA), hence the need for their work adjustment. Thus, the study examined the influence of personality traits and gender as well as perception of primary place of assignment on work adjustment among Corps members in Ife Federal Constituency. This was done with a view to explaining the nature and the probable factors that can predict work adjustment among Corps members. This will help in determining their preparation levels and the pace at which they settle down for work when permanently employed. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The data were collected from 222 Corps members, drawn using multi-stage sampling technique from four Local Government Areas (Ife-South, Ife-North, Ife-East, and Ife Central) in Ife Federal Constituency, Osun State, Nigeria. Three standardized psychological instruments namely: the Big Five Personality Inventory (BFI), Perception Change of Place of Primary Assignment Scale (PCPPAS), and Work Adjustment Assessment (WAA), were used to collect data from the respondents. Data collected were subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistical analyses. The results showed that personality traits had significant influence on Corps members? work adjustment. Perception of change of PPA has significant influence on Corps members? work adjustment. However, there was no significant gender difference among Corps members? work adjustment. The study concluded that personality traits and perception of change of primary place of assignment had influence on Corps members? work adjustment, while gender had no significant influence on their work adjustment.

Keywords: personality traits, perception, work adjustment, primary place of assignment, gender

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