Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate personality trait terms regarding young workers in the context of
flourished and slackened growth, taking the social agenda of understanding the employee in workplaces and the
theoretical framework of Big Five into consideration. Two research questions were formulated in this report.
First, is there communality between Big Five scales and the personality traits of young workers? Second, is there
uniqueness in the personality traits of young workers? Interviews were conducted with 22 participants from six
companies. Altogether, 249 personality trait terms were extracted. In comparison with Big Five scales, 104,
139, 119, 144, and 151 traits were confirmed as similar constructs with the TIPI–J, Big Five, FFPQ–50, BFS, and
Japanese NEO–PI–R. A uniqueness of personality with regard to young workers was verified through 69 extracted
trait terms that have different constructs in those scales. Based on these findings, this paper presents the necessity
of understanding young workers in the context of workplaces not only through Big Five scales but using unique
personality trait terms for them.
