TOP PERFORMER SURVEY - COMPUTERIZED PSYCHOLOGICAL-ASSESSMENT IN AIRCREW

Citation
Cf. Flynn et al., TOP PERFORMER SURVEY - COMPUTERIZED PSYCHOLOGICAL-ASSESSMENT IN AIRCREW, Aviation, space, and environmental medicine, 65(5), 1994, pp. 10000039-10000044
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine Miscellaneus
ISSN journal
00956562
Volume
65
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Supplement
5
Pages
10000039 - 10000044
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-6562(1994)65:5<10000039:TPS-CP>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
There were 29 (80%) subjects from a squadron of 36 F-16 pilots who vol untarily participated in a newly developed anonymous, self-administere d, computerized tasting protocol. The test battery consisted of two 2. 5 h blocks their gathered demographic information and measured persona lity (MMPI-2), cognitive capacity (MAB), crew coordination skills (PCI ), and history of psychiatric diagnoses (C-DIS). The test battery also included a peer rating survey that collected information about the sq uadron's top performers and their personal qualities. Results indicate d that aviators can agree who are top performers and what personal qua lities are important in top performers. This pilot project demonstrate d the success of the battery to gather aircrew information in a field location. Test data are presented.