Personality Characteristics of Air Traffic Control Specialists as Predictors of Disability Retirement

Abstract

Previous research has demonstrated that psychological factors may play a role in disability retirements. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether psychological factors such as personality were related to disability retirements from the air traffic control specialist (ATCS) occupation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA424266

Entities

People

  • Carolyn Dollar
  • Dana L. Broach
  • David J. Schroeder

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Traffic
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Discriminant Analysis
  • Employment
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Pain
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Tests
  • Sensitivity
  • Specialists
  • Traffic
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.