As personality testing has improved, various models for constructing and interpreting aviation selection tests have been proposed. Of particular interest to our study is the use of the five-factor personality model to naval aviation selection test interpretation and development. The five personality factors are conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness, extraversion, and neuroticism. Therefore, we conducted a joint factor analysis on the Pilot Personality Questionnaire (PPQ) and the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) taken by 158 Navy and Marine Corps student aviators. A principal component analysis (PCA) and a factor analysis (FA) with varimax rotations produced a robust five-factor solution. On the basis of content analysis, the FA factors obtained in our study coincided with the five classic dimensions of the five-factor personality model. Although investigations of personality in pilot selection have yielded mixed results, the finding of a five-factor solution in our study suggests that the five-factor personality model may be useful in personality testing in aviation selection decisions.... Personality, Selection, Performance measurement, Computer-based testing
Five-Factor Personality Model and Naval Aviation Candidates
1992
16 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Military Sciences , Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower , Psychology , Factor analysis , Naval personnel , Aviation personnel , Personnel selection , Personality tests , Measurement , Models , Naval aviation , Questionnaires , Students , Test and evaluation , Marine corps personnel , Marine corps aviation , Naval research , PPQ(Pilot Personality Questionnaire) , Five factor solution , EPPS(Edwards Personal Preference Schedule) , Conscientiousness , Agreeableness , Openness , Extraversion , Neuroticism , Principal component analysis
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