Non-Cognitive Predictors of Performance in Close Combat Jobs

Abstract

A growing body of research, including research conducted by the U.S. Army Research Institute, has demonstrated the validity of the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS) for predicting Soldier performance. The goal of the current research was to expand this literature by examining the validity of the TAPAS for identifying high potential individuals for close combat military occupational specialties (MOS) including Infantry (MOS 11B), Cavalry Scouts (MOS 19D), and M1 Armor Crewman (MOS 19K). Results showed that the TAPAS scores predicted important Army outcomes, even after controlling for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Aptitude Area (AA) composite that is currently used for qualification into these MOS. In addition, the TAPAS also showed differential validity across these occupations, suggesting that this assessment may be useful as a classification tool for close combat MOS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1211414

Entities

People

  • Christopher Nye
  • Colin L. Omori
  • Fritz Drasgow
  • Oleksandr Chernyshenk
  • Stephen Stark

Organizations

  • Drasgow Consulting Group
  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Attrition
  • Crime
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Information Science
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Military Training
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personality Assessment
  • Personnel Selection
  • Psychology
  • Recruiting
  • Regression Analysis
  • Social Sciences
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Training Management
  • Warfare

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Military Science
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.