The American Soldier: Combat and Its Aftermath, Vol II

Good team players are often defined in trait terms; that is, they are described as dependable, flexible, or cooperative. Our goal is to examine the relationship between team member personality traits and team effectiveness. However, to understand the effects of personality on team performance requires greater specificity in how personality is described and in how team effectiveness is described. A hierarchical model of team member personality is presented that defines higherlevel personality traits and specific facets relevant to team performance. Next, a classification of the core teamwork dimensions underlying effective team performance is presented. Finally, predictions are derived linking team member personality facets to specific teamwork requirements.

show abstract

What makes a good team player? Personality and team effectiveness.

Driskell¹,

Goodwin²,

Salas³

et al. 2006

Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice

184

164

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Status and cockpit dynamics: A review and empirical study.

Milanovich

Driskell²,

Stout³

et al. 1998

Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

One of the most troublesome dynamics evident in the airplane cockpit is related to patterns of authority relations between the captain and the first officer: Too often, captains fail to listen and first officers fail to speak. The authors propose that many instances of superordinate and subordinate behavior in the cockpit—the captain's tendency to reject input from other team members and the first officer's hesitancy to question the captain—represent cases of status generalization. First, the authors describe the theory of status generalization and show support for the operation of the theory by presenting examples of flightcrew behavior that the theory predicts. Second, an initial empirical test was conducted to instantiate the claim that captain–first officer differences can be seen as status differences. Finally, the significance and implications of this perspective are discussed.

show abstract

Assessment for the U.S. Army Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program: The Global Assessment Tool.

Peterson

Park

Castro

2011

American Psychologist

125

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Psychology and the U.S. military have a long history of collaboration. The U.S. Army Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) program aims to measure the psychosocial strengths and assets of soldiers as well as their problems, to identify those in need of basic training in a given domain as well as those who would benefit from advanced training, and then to provide that training. The goals of the CSF program include the promotion of well-being as well as the prevention of problems. Assessment is the linchpin of the CSF program, and the Global Assessment Tool (GAT) is a self-report survey that measures psychosocial fitness in emotional, social, family, and spiritual domains. We review the history of psychological assessment in the military and the lessons taught by this history. Then we describe the process by which the GAT was developed and evaluated. We conclude with a discussion of pending next steps in the development and use of the GAT.

show abstract

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

customersupport@researchsolutions.com

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

The American Soldier: Combat and Its Aftermath, Vol II

Cited by 9 publications

References 0 publications

What makes a good team player? Personality and team effectiveness.

What makes a good team player? Personality and team effectiveness.

Status and cockpit dynamics: A review and empirical study.

Assessment for the U.S. Army Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program: The Global Assessment Tool.

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About