A. A. HOSSEINKHANZADEH, M. TAHER
valuable that finally results with life satisfaction.
Also results of one-way ANOVA analysis showed that there
are no significant differences in personality traits between mar-
ried and single women, to support this finding by Bergman and
colleagues (1993), pointed out that some of the characteristics
and dimensions of such traits raised in the five factors model of
personality are inherited, so marital status does not have sig-
nificant effect on them.
On the other side, analysis of one-way ANOVA test showed
that there is no significant difference in extend of employed
women between life satisfaction and personality traits in the
various higher education centers (Guilan University, Payame
Noor University, Islamic Azad University, University of Medi-
cal Science). This means that there are no significant differ-
ences in degree of life satisfaction between women who work at
Guilan University with their colleagues in other universities.
Because of similarity between activities, needs, job demands,
environment, role of social status, days, hours, salaries and be-
nefits between samples, the type of universities that they are
working in, could not be facts for making differences in life
satisfaction or personality traits.
Presented study only focused on employed women, regard-
ing to this, might be suggest that in further researches to study
various backgrounds like house wife’s to compare between va-
riables, thus relationship between personality traits and life sa-
tisfaction could study very carefully. Second limitation could
be social factors. Based on this findings suggest that in further
studies to include factors such as optimism, hope, religious and
other factors that could affect life satisfaction.
Thanks and Appreciation
Thanks to the university authorities of Guilan University,
University of Medical Science, Islamic Azad University and
Payame Noor University of Guilan province, also thanks to all
staff who sincerely and honestly helped us in implementing this
study.
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