  This paper examines the connection between the Five Factor Model personality
traits and burnout in software developers. This study aims to validate
generalizations of findings in other fields. An online survey consisting of a
miniaturized International Personality Item Pool questionnaire for measuring
the Five Factor Model personality traits, and the Shirom-Melamed Burnout
Measure for measuring burnout, were distributed to open source developer
mailing lists, obtaining 47 valid responses. The results from a Bayesian Linear
Regression analysis indicate a strong link between neuroticism and burnout
confirming previous work, while the other Five Factor Model traits were not
adding power to the model. It is important to note that we did not investigate
the quality of work in connection to personality, nor did we take any other
confounding factors into account like, for example, teamwork. Nonetheless,
employers could be aware of, and support, software developers with high
neuroticism.
