Candidate Personality Traits Associated with Ratings in a Military Officer Selection Setting

Skoglund, Tom Hilding; Fosse, Thomas Hol; Lang-Ree, Ole Christian; Martinsen, Ole J.; Martinussen, Monica

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“…The implication is that the distinctiveness of the isolated job competencies, as defined in the Norwegian police, is challenging to observe behaviorally. However, this challenge is not unusual with respect to assessment ratings of performance (Skoglund et al, 2021;Viswesvaran et al, 2005). Focusing on the psychometric tests applied in this study, it is relevant to acknowledge that even though the general personnel selection literature tends to advocate the use of cognitive ability and personality tests (Hughes and Batey, 2017;Sackett et al, 2022;Schmidt and Hunter, 2004), this local validation study failed to find support.…”

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The predictive validity of cognitive ability and personality tests toward police on-the-job training

Skoglund

2024

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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This study investigates the predictive validity of psychometric tests included in the Norwegian Police University College selection process for 106 accepted trainees. Predictor variables were from the Scales (lst, verbal admin, lt-no) cognitive ability tests and the Shapes (basic) personality test, distributed by the contractor Aon Assessment Norway AS (formerly cut-e). The criterion variable was from the on-the-job training phase of the police bachelor program, in which instructors rated trainees’ work behaviors two years after initial selection. The results revealed a lack of predictive validity, as witnessed in both correlational analysis and a regression approach controlling for police academy performance. Contrary to expectations, cognitive ability test scores negatively predicted trainee work behaviors in the regression model. These results are compared with those of other relevant studies and are evaluated in light of this study's main strengths and weaknesses. The results of this study deserve an exploratory interpretation, given the limited sample size and a lack of hitherto peer-reviewed psychometric documentation for the tests. This study substantiates the need for further research with respect to the use of psychometric tests in law enforcement selection, particularly contractor-distributed tests, which are rarely studied.

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The predictive validity of cognitive ability and personality tests toward police on-the-job training

Skoglund

2024

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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Decomposing the effect of hardiness in military leadership selection and the mediating role of self-efficacy beliefs

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Lang-Ree

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Military Psychology

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Relations of personality factors and suitability ratings to Swedish military pilot education completion

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Ljungberg,

Nyström

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Int J Selection Assessment

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Improved understanding of what it takes to be a pilot is an ongoing effort within aviation. We used an exploratory approach to examine whether there are personality‐related differences in who completes the Swedish military pilot education. Assessment records of 182 applicants, accepted to the education between the years of 2004 and 2020 were studied (Mean age 24, SD 4.2 96% men, 4% women). Discriminant analysis was used to explore which personality traits and suitability ratings might be related to education completion. Analysis included suitability assessments made by senior pilots and by a psychologist, a number of traits assessed by the same psychologist, as well as the Commander Trait Inventory (CTI). The resulting discriminant function was significant (Wilk's Lambda = 0.808, (20) = 32.817, p = .035) with a canonical correlation of 0.44. The model was able to classify 74.1% of sample cases correctly. The modeling suggests that senior pilot assessment and psychologist assessment both predict education completion. Also contributing were the traits energy, professional motivation, study forecast and leader potential.

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Candidate Personality Traits Associated with Ratings in a Military Officer Selection Setting

Abstract: Personality traits and interviewsAlthough studies investigating the predictive validity of military selection interviews exist (e.g., Darr & Catano,

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The predictive validity of cognitive ability and personality tests toward police on-the-job training

The predictive validity of cognitive ability and personality tests toward police on-the-job training

Decomposing the effect of hardiness in military leadership selection and the mediating role of self-efficacy beliefs

Relations of personality factors and suitability ratings to Swedish military pilot education completion

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