Predictive Validity of an Automated Personality Inventory for Air Force Pilot Selection

Abstract

To examine the utility of personality testing for enhancing current Air Force pilot selection procedures, a sample of 509 USAF officers was given a computer-administered personality inventory, the Automated Aircrew Personality Profiler (AAPP) prior to entry into Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT). Factor analysis of 16 scale scores indicated that the inventory comprised measures of five personality characteristics, of which three were directly associated with UPT training outcome (pass or fail): Self-confidence, Values Flexibility, and Hostility. UPT graduates scored higher on both positive dimensions and lower on hostility than did those individuals eliminated for flying training deficiency. The AAPP failed to add predictive utility to a selection model that combined test scores from the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) and the Basic Attributes Tests (BAT) battery. (Author) (kr)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA226731

Entities

People

  • Frederick M. Siem

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Factor Analysis
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Training
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Military Pilots
  • Pilots
  • Psychological Tests
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.