The Influence of Proactive Personality on Teachers’ Professional Identity: The Moderating Effect of Person–Organization Fit

Lintao Chen

doi:10.54097/jeer.v4i3.11337

Authors

Lintao Chen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/jeer.v4i3.11337

Keywords:

Teachers’ Professional Identity, Proactive Personality, Person-Organization Fit

Abstract

This research tried to explore the moderating effect of Person–Organization Fit (P-O Fit) in the impact of proactive personality on teachers’ professional identity. The data was collected by distributing questionnaires online to teachers of two high schools in Xiangtan. The analysis results show that P-O fit has a moderating effect on proactive personality and teachers’ professional identity. The positive impact of proactive personality on teachers’ professional identity will be stronger when the P-O fit is high. The results also show that young or newly engaged teachers have lower professional identity. Therefore, this study suggests school administrators pay attention to the development of young teachers’ professional identity and improve the fit between teachers and schools to improve the teaching quality.

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