The relationship between Holland's personality types and sensation seeking in Firemen and Clerks of municipality

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between different types of Holland's Personality Types and sensation seeking in the firemen and the clerks of municipality in Zanjan city (in Iran). Self-directed Search questionnaire of Holland (SDS) with 6 types of personality (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) and Zuckerman's SSS-V which had 4 subscales(thrill and adventure seeking, experience seeking, disinhibition, and boredom susceptibility were completed by the participants. The sample consisted of 40 clerks of municipality and 53 of firemen. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and stepwise regression methods. The results indicated that in both groups of firemen and clerks Investigative personality type most strongly predicted sensation seeking. Also the results showed that sensation seeking was high in firemen. And the firemen were more likely to be investigative in comparison with clerks of municipality. The results can be used for organizations in order to employ the bests for each job. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.