The Relationship between Personality Traits, Self-efficacy and Creativity of Academic Librarians: A Case Study of Librarians of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Identifying the human resources’ personality traits as the most predominant factor in achieving organizational goals and their impact on their creativity and self-efficacy is essential to improve the quality and quantity of an organization’s performance. This study aimed to investi-gate the relationship between personality traits and self-efficacy and librarians’ creativity at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences libraries.

In this descriptive correlational study, the statistical population included all librarians of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (N=50). The study instruments consisted of three ques-tionnaires of the NEO Personality Inventory, Sherer’s general Self-efficacy Scale, and Raudsepp’s creativity scale. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to test the correlation between personality traits with self-efficacy and creativity.

The findings revealed a significant relationship between librarians’ creativity and Extra-version, openness to experience, and agreeableness. Besides, there was a significant relationship between personality traits of neuroticism and extraversion with librarians’ self-efficacy (P <0.01).

As the impact of personality dimensions on the self-efficacy and the creativity of the librarians, decision-makers and planners should pay particular attention to the personality compo-nents of librarians. Creativity and self-efficacy among librarians and other staff can be nurtured by conducting behavioral counseling courses to see greater efficiency and productivity in the organi-zation environment.