The impact of proactive personality and needs-supplies fit on the career success of pediatric healthcare workers

Abstract

Abstract Background Career success is crucial for both individuals and organizations. Even though career success is considered an individual result, it depends on the organization’s success and can contribute to its success. This study uses proactive personality and needs-supplies fit as independent variables to explore the potential relationship between proactive personality and needs-supplies fit and the career success of pediatric healthcare workers. Method The dataset used in the study was formed through convenience sampling at Children’s Hospital of Hebei Province in September and October 2023, using the Wenjuanxing online platform, including sociodemographic characteristics, proactive personality score, needs-supplies fit score, and career success score. The hierarchical linear regression analysis model is used to explore the relationship between proactive personality and needs-supplies fit and the career success of pediatric healthcare workers. Result Five hundred forty-six questionnaires were collected, of which 371 were valid, with an effective rate of 67.95%. The results of the hierarchical linear regression analysis indicate that proactive personality (Step 2: β = 0.597, p < 0.001; Step 3: β = 0.221, p < 0.001) and needs-supplies fit (Step 3: β = 0.550, p < 0.001) are positively related to the career success of pediatric healthcare workers, after controlling for the potential role of sociodemographic variables. Conclusion We found that proactive personality and needs-supplies fit are positively related to the career success of pediatric healthcare workers, and suggest emphasizing the important role of employee career success and actively taking targeted and effective measures.

Keywords

• Career success
• Proactive personality
• Needs-supplies fit
• Pediatric human resources