The Effect of Creators' Personality Traits and Depression on Teamwork-Based Design Performance

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Organizational Behavior
• Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

• Teamwork is crucial for organizational success, aiding consensus and risk management.
• Individual personality traits and depression levels can significantly impact team dynamics and project outcomes.
• Understanding these factors is key to optimizing collaborative performance.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the influence of personality traits and depression on the design performance of individuals within a team setting.
• To explore how different personality dimensions and depression severities affect creativity, aesthetics, and completeness in team projects.

Main Methods:

• Utilized the Big-Five Personality Traits Scale (Big-5) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D).
• Formed 11 design teams (44 volunteers) based on personality and depression scores.
• Assessed team performance based on creativity, aesthetics, and completeness ratings.

Main Results:

• Neuroticism and no depression correlated with the highest creativity.
• Neuroticism, Openness, and mild depression were associated with the best aesthetics.
• Openness and severe depression showed the best results for completeness.
• Neuroticism and mild depression yielded the lowest member and work satisfaction scores.

Conclusions:

• Personality traits and depression levels demonstrably affect overall teamwork performance.
• Individual differences in personality and emotional expression can enhance team output across various dimensions.
• Project managers should strategically assemble diverse teams, considering personality and emotional variations to foster collaboration and optimize performance.