Individual differences and stress reactions as predictors of performance in pilot trainees

Date

2010-05-11T13:28:26Z

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Publisher

Kansas State University

Abstract

Firmly rooted in positive psychology, this study attempted to look beyond discovering the direction or shape of the stress-performance relationship and sought to instead determine the role of personality in this relationship. Although we were unable to test for moderation effects due to multicollinearity issues, we did discover that positive personality characteristics were a significant predictor of performance—even after controlling for experience and self-perceived stress. Interestingly, this relationship occurred in an opposite direction than expected in that higher levels of positive personality characteristics were predictive of lower performance ratings.

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Keywords

Personality, Stress, Performance, Psychological capital, NEO PI-R, Positive psychology

Graduation Month

May

Degree

Master of Science

Department

Department of Psychology

Major Professor

Ronald G. Downey

Date

2010

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Thesis

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