Exploring Personality and Performance Criterion Relationships Using the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System
Abstract
In addition to educational, physical, and moral screens, the U.S. Army relies on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT), a composite score from the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), to select new Soldiers into the Army. Although AFQT is useful for selecting new Soldiers, other personal attributes are important to Soldier performance and retention. Based on previous U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences investigations, the Army selected one promising measure, the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS), beginning administration to applicants in 2009. Since that time, criterion data were compiled at 6-month intervals from administrative records, schools for selected military occupational specialties (MOS), and Soldiers in units. This is part of a series of biannual evaluations of TAPAS that has been done under a talent management support initiative known as Validation of Accessions Screening Tools (VAST). The cumulative results suggest that TAPAS scores significantly predict a number of criteria of interest (e.g., attrition, Army fit), indicating that the measure holds promise for enlisted personnel selection.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1211161
Entities
People
- Cristina D. Kirkendall
- Deirdre J. Knapp
Organizations
- Human Resources Research Organization