Relation of Biographical Factors to Successful Completion of Air Force Tour.

Abstract

This study sought to validate the Airman Biographical Inventory against successful completion of the first tour of duty in the Air Force. The main criterion is a dichotomy in which the upper or successful group consists of men who reenlisted or were normally discharged, i.e., they were eligible to reenlist but did not. The lower or unsuccessful group consists of men discharged for unsuitability or non-advancement before completion of tour, or men who served the full time but were not eligible for reenlistment because of non-advancement. Of the (3) keys which were generally positively valid for predicting successful completion of Air Force tour, all contained the one most valid item: number of years of education completed. This was true of the General Key developed in this study and of the Education keys developed by DuBois and Berkeley. Keys with consistent negative validity were Berkeley's Broken Home and Itinerant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1962
Accession Number
ADA039053

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  • Mary Agnes Gordon

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

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  • Air Force
  • Air Traffic
  • Education
  • Inventory
  • Maintenance
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  • New York
  • Psychological Tests
  • Reenlistment
  • Schools
  • Statistical Samples
  • Students
  • Training
  • Transportation
  • Validation

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