Effect of Temperament on Happiness and Job Satisfaction in University Employees

Background: Happiness and job satisfaction play an important role in quality of life. These two items were hypothesized to have relation with the basic concept of mizaj( temperament) in Persian Medicine (PM). Methods: In this study, happiness, job satisfaction, and temperament were determined using Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI), Linz job satisfaction questionnaire, and Mojahedi's Mizaj Questionnaire (MMQ) respectively. Their relationship was examined using chi-squared test. P-value<0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: Data analysis of 199 participants revealed that hot tempered people has higher happiness score (P-value=0.000). In addition, those who were average in terms of wetness/dryness component of their temperament had higher score of happiness (P-value =0.020). As for the job satisfaction, no significant relation was found. Conclusion: There is a positive relationship between hot temperament and happiness.Temperament as one the basic theories of Persian medicine could be useful in predicting some psychological features of people.