Some Personality Characteristics of Air Traffic Control Specialist Trainees: Interactions of Personality and Aptitude Test Scores with FAA Academy Success and Career Expectations

Nye, Lendell G.; Collins, William E.; Civil Aeromedical Institute

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Some Personality Characteristics of Air Traffic Control Specialist Trainees: Interactions of Personality and Aptitude Test Scores with FAA Academy Success and Career Expectations

1991-05-01
By Nye, Lendell G. ; Collins, William E.

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Nye, Lendell G. ; Collins, William E.

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Civil Aeromedical Institute
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United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
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Ability--Testing Air Traffic Controllers Anger Anxiety Aptitude Tests Curiosity Job Satisfaction Multivariate Analysis Performance Personality Personality And Occupation Personality Tests Questionnaires Training
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DOT/FAA/AM-91/8
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Tech Report
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United States
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City University of New York. City College. Dept. of Civil Engineering
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The State-Trait Personality Inventory (STPI) is a self-report inventory which measures anxiety, curiosity, and anger (Spielberger, 1979). The three 'trait' scale scores are determined by the frequency of each emotion as stable personality constructs. The Multiplex Controller Aptitude Test (MCAT) is the primary selection test completed by ATCS applicants. The STPI was given to 1,284 students who entered the FAA Academy nonradar screen program between October 1986 and September 1987. Men and women ATCS tra1nees exhibited less anxiety and anger than normative groups of college students and Navy recruits. Also, in most comparisons, the ATCS sample indicated greater curiosity. ATCS pass rates were reduced within each MCAT score level for the groups of entrants with anxiety or anger scores above the nonnative levels.

Personality trait profiles differed significantly for groups when they were categorized by both self-expected Job performance levels and Job satisfaction, but not aptitude score levels. Analyses indicated significant relationships between anxiety and lower Job performance self-expectations and between curiosity and higher self-expected Job satisfaction. FAA Academy entrants have a group profile indicating relatively low levels of trait anxiety and anger. Personality factors can impact a) the preductive validity of the MCAT in determining a student's aptitude for learning air traffic control principles/procedures and b) potentially, organizational goals such as increasing employee job satisfaction.
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