Swedish Officer Selection

Abstract

The use of psychological methods as an aid to officer selection in the Swedish armed forces dates back to the early 1940's. The psychological examinations at that time were heavily influenced by German methods developed in the 1930's with an emphasis on personality variables. In 1996, a new system was introduced, which is based on the theories of Jaques and Stamp and on the philosophy that the first stage of selection must be directed at deselecting applicants not at all suited for the officer profession, rather than trying to find those best suited. The new system has three main components: A cognitive test battery, a personality inventory and an interview. The test battery, comprising three inductive, four spatial and five verbal tests, was constructed with the aid of confirmatory factor analysis.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP010370

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  • Henry Widen
  • Leif Carstedt

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