Validity of psychological test items for selecting crew members for the 2014 World Tank Championship
10.3724/SP.J.1008.2015.00172
- Author:
Cun WEI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Military Psychology, Second Military Medical University
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Assessment centre;
Converging operation;
Criterion;
Military psychology;
Psychological screening
- From:
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
2015;36(2):172-176
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the validity of psychological test items for selecting the crew members for the 2014 World Tank Championship. Methods Totally 36 candidates (21-33 years old) were assessed with items in Uchida-Kraepelin test, EPQ, EP707A Fingers Flexibility Instrument, EP706 Attention Distribution Instrument and Situational Judgement test. Results The comprehensive rankings of psychological test results well fit with their rankings in the military competence, with kappa value higher than 0.75. Conclusion The five tests in this study can well predict the performance of the subjects, indicating that the involved items have satisfactory validity.
