رابطۀ شخصیت پویا با ایجاد شبکۀ ارتباطی با میانجی‌گری خشنودی شغلی بین پرستاران

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between proactive personality with networking by mediating role of job satisfaction. Methods: The research design in this study was a correlation model, through structural equation modeling. The target population in this study was all nurses working in public hospitals in Hamadan that 300 people of them were selected as the sample by simple random sampling. The data collection tools were Proactive Personality Scale (Bateman and Crant), Proactive Behavior Questionnaire (Networking, Ashford and Black) and Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (Brayfield & Rothe). The proposed model was evaluated using correlation and path analysis method using SPSS18 and AMOS18 software. Results: Pearson correlation showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between proactive personality with job satisfaction and networking. The path analysis results support the pattern's fit with the data. The findings showed that job satisfaction mediates the relationship between proactive personality and networking. Conclusion: Job satisfaction strengthens the efforts of proactive person in networking and broadens the career communication network.