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DATE: May 25, 2026 at 08:00AM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: General intelligence and a strong work ethic are the best predictors of college grades
An analysis of the Project TALENT data (from the 1960s) found that general mental ability and conscientiousness were the best predictors of students’ college grade point average (GPA). Contrary to expectations, mathematical knowledge did not improve predictions above these two factors. The paper was published in Intelligence & Cognitive Abilities.
General mental ability is a broad capacity to learn, reason, solve problems, understand complex ideas, and adapt to new situations. It includes abilities such as verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, memory, abstract thinking, and processing information efficiently. It predicts how quickly and effectively people can learn new material, make decisions, and perform complex academic or work tasks. Because of this, general mental ability is one of the strongest predictors of learning, training success, and overall academic performance of students.
However, it is not the only factor determining how a student performs in college. The personality trait of conscientiousness is another important predictor because organized, disciplined, and persistent students usually complete assignments and prepare for exams more consistently. Motivation also matters because students who value their studies and believe effort matters are more likely to invest time and energy. Other factors such as prior academic achievement, the capacity for self-regulated learning and socio-economic status are associated with academic achievement in college as well.
Study author Jeffrey M. Cucina and his colleagues explored how well a large battery of mental abilities tests, high school grade-point average, and a measure of conscientiousness can predict college performance, expressed as a college grade-point average (GPA). The authors hypothesized that general mental ability, rather than specific abilities, would predict college performance and that adding conscientiousness to the mix would further improve the accuracy of predictions.
They also expected that conscientiousness would interact with ability in a multiplicative way—where motivation exponentially multiplies the effects of ability. Finally, based on previous research, they expected that mathematical knowledge would offer predictive value beyond general cognitive abilities, and that high school GPA would act as a mediator between these traits and college success.
The researchers used data from Project TALENT, a comprehensive longitudinal study conducted in the 1960s and 1970s that tracked over 300,000 high school students. The current study focused on a subset of 35,446 participants who completed a follow-up assessment five years after high school, successfully earned a bachelor’s degree, and self-reported their final college GPA.
The researchers analyzed the participants’ high school GPAs, their college GPAs, conscientiousness scores, and the results of 59 distinct tests of mental abilities. These tests covered general mental ability, spatial abilities, general information, perceptual speed, memory, mathematical abilities, and others.
The results showed that general mental ability and conscientiousness independently predict college GPA. General mental ability was the stronger predictor, but prediction accuracy visibly improved when conscientiousness was included in the statistical model. Once general intelligence was accounted for, almost none of the specific ability tests offered additional predictive power—with the minor exception of a test measuring word functions in sentences. Contrary to the researchers’ expectations, mathematical knowledge did not make predictions more accurate.
Furthermore, the study found no multiplicative interaction between conscientiousness and general mental ability, meaning a strong work ethic and high intelligence contribute to college success independently rather than multiplying each other’s effects. The researchers also confirmed that high school GPA acts as a mediator: high intelligence and conscientiousness help students earn good grades in high school, which in turn strongly predicts high grades in college.
“These findings align with industrial/organizational psychology research on job performance, reinforcing the dominance of g [general mental ability] over specific abilities in academic settings. Despite limitations, such as the age of the data and reliance on self-reported GPA, the results underscore the importance of g and conscientiousness in college admissions and suggest that admissions tests derive validity primarily from measuring general cognitive ability rather than specific aptitudes,” the study authors concluded.
The study contributes to the scientific understanding of factors driving academic performance. However, the data used in this study is over half a century old, and the study authors note there is a need to verify the results with newer data. Additionally, the reliance on self-reported college GPAs may introduce slight inaccuracies compared to official academic transcripts.
The paper, “Role of Mental Abilities and Conscientiousness in Explaining College Grades,” was authored by Jeffrey M. Cucina, Kevin A. Byle, and Scott K. Burtnick.
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DATE: May 25, 2026 at 08:00AM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: General intelligence and a strong work ethic are the best predictors of college grades
An analysis of the Project TALENT data (from the 1960s) found that general mental ability and conscientiousness were the best predictors of students’ college grade point average (GPA). Contrary to expectations, mathematical knowledge did not improve predictions above these two factors. The paper was published in Intelligence & Cognitive Abilities.
General mental ability is a broad capacity to learn, reason, solve problems, understand complex ideas, and adapt to new situations. It includes abilities such as verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, memory, abstract thinking, and processing information efficiently. It predicts how quickly and effectively people can learn new material, make decisions, and perform complex academic or work tasks. Because of this, general mental ability is one of the strongest predictors of learning, training success, and overall academic performance of students.
However, it is not the only factor determining how a student performs in college. The personality trait of conscientiousness is another important predictor because organized, disciplined, and persistent students usually complete assignments and prepare for exams more consistently. Motivation also matters because students who value their studies and believe effort matters are more likely to invest time and energy. Other factors such as prior academic achievement, the capacity for self-regulated learning and socio-economic status are associated with academic achievement in college as well.
Study author Jeffrey M. Cucina and his colleagues explored how well a large battery of mental abilities tests, high school grade-point average, and a measure of conscientiousness can predict college performance, expressed as a college grade-point average (GPA). The authors hypothesized that general mental ability, rather than specific abilities, would predict college performance and that adding conscientiousness to the mix would further improve the accuracy of predictions.
They also expected that conscientiousness would interact with ability in a multiplicative way—where motivation exponentially multiplies the effects of ability. Finally, based on previous research, they expected that mathematical knowledge would offer predictive value beyond general cognitive abilities, and that high school GPA would act as a mediator between these traits and college success.
The researchers used data from Project TALENT, a comprehensive longitudinal study conducted in the 1960s and 1970s that tracked over 300,000 high school students. The current study focused on a subset of 35,446 participants who completed a follow-up assessment five years after high school, successfully earned a bachelor’s degree, and self-reported their final college GPA.
The researchers analyzed the participants’ high school GPAs, their college GPAs, conscientiousness scores, and the results of 59 distinct tests of mental abilities. These tests covered general mental ability, spatial abilities, general information, perceptual speed, memory, mathematical abilities, and others.
The results showed that general mental ability and conscientiousness independently predict college GPA. General mental ability was the stronger predictor, but prediction accuracy visibly improved when conscientiousness was included in the statistical model. Once general intelligence was accounted for, almost none of the specific ability tests offered additional predictive power—with the minor exception of a test measuring word functions in sentences. Contrary to the researchers’ expectations, mathematical knowledge did not make predictions more accurate.
Furthermore, the study found no multiplicative interaction between conscientiousness and general mental ability, meaning a strong work ethic and high intelligence contribute to college success independently rather than multiplying each other’s effects. The researchers also confirmed that high school GPA acts as a mediator: high intelligence and conscientiousness help students earn good grades in high school, which in turn strongly predicts high grades in college.
“These findings align with industrial/organizational psychology research on job performance, reinforcing the dominance of g [general mental ability] over specific abilities in academic settings. Despite limitations, such as the age of the data and reliance on self-reported GPA, the results underscore the importance of g and conscientiousness in college admissions and suggest that admissions tests derive validity primarily from measuring general cognitive ability rather than specific aptitudes,” the study authors concluded.
The study contributes to the scientific understanding of factors driving academic performance. However, the data used in this study is over half a century old, and the study authors note there is a need to verify the results with newer data. Additionally, the reliance on self-reported college GPAs may introduce slight inaccuracies compared to official academic transcripts.
The paper, “Role of Mental Abilities and Conscientiousness in Explaining College Grades,” was authored by Jeffrey M. Cucina, Kevin A. Byle, and Scott K. Burtnick.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #GeneralMentalAbility #Conscientiousness #CollegeGPA #AcademicPerformance #GPAPredictions #MentalAbilities #StudentSuccess #QuantitativeAbility #HighSchoolGPA #CollegeAdmissions
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DATE: May 25, 2026 at 08:00AM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: General intelligence and a strong work ethic are the best predictors of college grades
An analysis of the Project TALENT data (from the 1960s) found that general mental ability and conscientiousness were the best predictors of students’ college grade point average (GPA). Contrary to expectations, mathematical knowledge did not improve predictions above these two factors. The paper was published in Intelligence & Cognitive Abilities.
General mental ability is a broad capacity to learn, reason, solve problems, understand complex ideas, and adapt to new situations. It includes abilities such as verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, memory, abstract thinking, and processing information efficiently. It predicts how quickly and effectively people can learn new material, make decisions, and perform complex academic or work tasks. Because of this, general mental ability is one of the strongest predictors of learning, training success, and overall academic performance of students.
However, it is not the only factor determining how a student performs in college. The personality trait of conscientiousness is another important predictor because organized, disciplined, and persistent students usually complete assignments and prepare for exams more consistently. Motivation also matters because students who value their studies and believe effort matters are more likely to invest time and energy. Other factors such as prior academic achievement, the capacity for self-regulated learning and socio-economic status are associated with academic achievement in college as well.
Study author Jeffrey M. Cucina and his colleagues explored how well a large battery of mental abilities tests, high school grade-point average, and a measure of conscientiousness can predict college performance, expressed as a college grade-point average (GPA). The authors hypothesized that general mental ability, rather than specific abilities, would predict college performance and that adding conscientiousness to the mix would further improve the accuracy of predictions.
They also expected that conscientiousness would interact with ability in a multiplicative way—where motivation exponentially multiplies the effects of ability. Finally, based on previous research, they expected that mathematical knowledge would offer predictive value beyond general cognitive abilities, and that high school GPA would act as a mediator between these traits and college success.
The researchers used data from Project TALENT, a comprehensive longitudinal study conducted in the 1960s and 1970s that tracked over 300,000 high school students. The current study focused on a subset of 35,446 participants who completed a follow-up assessment five years after high school, successfully earned a bachelor’s degree, and self-reported their final college GPA.
The researchers analyzed the participants’ high school GPAs, their college GPAs, conscientiousness scores, and the results of 59 distinct tests of mental abilities. These tests covered general mental ability, spatial abilities, general information, perceptual speed, memory, mathematical abilities, and others.
The results showed that general mental ability and conscientiousness independently predict college GPA. General mental ability was the stronger predictor, but prediction accuracy visibly improved when conscientiousness was included in the statistical model. Once general intelligence was accounted for, almost none of the specific ability tests offered additional predictive power—with the minor exception of a test measuring word functions in sentences. Contrary to the researchers’ expectations, mathematical knowledge did not make predictions more accurate.
Furthermore, the study found no multiplicative interaction between conscientiousness and general mental ability, meaning a strong work ethic and high intelligence contribute to college success independently rather than multiplying each other’s effects. The researchers also confirmed that high school GPA acts as a mediator: high intelligence and conscientiousness help students earn good grades in high school, which in turn strongly predicts high grades in college.
“These findings align with industrial/organizational psychology research on job performance, reinforcing the dominance of g [general mental ability] over specific abilities in academic settings. Despite limitations, such as the age of the data and reliance on self-reported GPA, the results underscore the importance of g and conscientiousness in college admissions and suggest that admissions tests derive validity primarily from measuring general cognitive ability rather than specific aptitudes,” the study authors concluded.
The study contributes to the scientific understanding of factors driving academic performance. However, the data used in this study is over half a century old, and the study authors note there is a need to verify the results with newer data. Additionally, the reliance on self-reported college GPAs may introduce slight inaccuracies compared to official academic transcripts.
The paper, “Role of Mental Abilities and Conscientiousness in Explaining College Grades,” was authored by Jeffrey M. Cucina, Kevin A. Byle, and Scott K. Burtnick.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #GeneralMentalAbility #Conscientiousness #CollegeGPA #AcademicPerformance #GPAPredictions #MentalAbilities #StudentSuccess #QuantitativeAbility #HighSchoolGPA #CollegeAdmissions
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DATE: May 11, 2026 at 04:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: A flight instructor’s personality and school culture predict their safety behaviors
A recent study published in Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors suggests that a flight instructor’s personality and their school’s safety culture are strong predictors of their on-the-job safety behaviors. The findings provide evidence that highly organized and responsible instructors tend to strictly follow safety protocols, especially when their flight schools prioritize safety. These insights offer new ways for flight schools to hire and train instructors to reduce aviation accidents.
Researchers Vivek Sharma and Meredith Carroll conducted this study to understand the human factors that influence safety during flight training. Between 2015 and 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board recorded over 1,600 accidents related to flight instruction in the United States. Nearly ten percent of these accidents were fatal. Previous accident reports suggest that poor decision-making and unsafe behaviors are common causes of these crashes.
Sharma, a division director, chair of online programs, and assistant professor at the College of Aeronautics at the Florida Institute of Technology, wanted to investigate these human elements. “Since childhood, I have always been inspired by teachers, and I firmly believe that teachers have a very strong influence on students,” Sharma said. “While pursuing my master’s degree in aviation safety, I was introduced to personality traits theory and its influence on human performance and behaviors.”
Unlike commercial pilots, flight instructors must balance teaching student pilots while simultaneously maintaining control of the aircraft and ensuring safety. “Because flight instructors are also teachers, they play a critical role in shaping next generation aviators’ performance and safety attitudes,” Sharma explained. “Therefore, I felt examining the relationship between flight instructors’ personality traits and their safety behaviors is important and may help flight schools better understand the role of flight instructors’ personality traits in influencing safety behaviors.”
While many experts have studied the personalities of pilots in general, very little research has focused specifically on flight instructors. Sharma and Carroll proposed a model looking at three main areas: personality traits, emotional or cognitive attitudes, and the safety climate of the flight school.
To measure personality, the authors used the Big Five personality model. This well-known psychological framework categorizes human personality into five main traits: extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism. Extraversion refers to being outgoing, while agreeableness describes being cooperative. Openness involves a willingness to try new things, conscientiousness reflects how organized and responsible a person is, and neuroticism refers to emotional instability or a tendency to experience negative emotions easily.
The second area of focus involved what psychologists call the affective domain, which refers to a person’s feelings and attitudes. For this study, the researchers looked at self-efficacy and risk perception. Self-efficacy is a person’s belief in their own ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task. Risk perception is how a person views the severity and likelihood of a dangerous situation.
The third area was the safety climate of the flight school itself. Safety climate refers to how employees perceive their organization’s commitment to safety based on its policies, procedures, and management practices. The researchers wanted to know if a school with strict safety rules and supportive leadership naturally encouraged better safety behaviors from its instructors.
To gather their data, Sharma and Carroll used an online survey to collect responses from certificated flight instructors working in the United States. They recruited participants from a professional flight instructor organization and various flight training schools. A total of 134 flight instructors completed all sections of the survey. The sample included 116 male instructors and 17 female instructors, with one participant choosing not to report their biological sex.
On average, the female participants had over 3,000 flight hours, while the male participants averaged over 6,000 flight hours. The instructors also came from different working environments. Roughly forty-three percent of the participants worked at less strictly regulated flight schools, while about twenty-five percent worked at highly structured, federally approved flight programs. The remaining participants operated independently as freelance instructors.
The survey asked participants to complete five separate questionnaires to measure the targeted variables. First, the researchers used a standard twenty-item personality test to measure the Big Five personality traits. Participants rated how accurately certain statements described them on a five-point scale. Next, they took an eight-item test to measure self-efficacy, answering questions about their confidence in overcoming challenges.
To measure risk perception, the flight instructors completed a thirteen-item questionnaire that asked them to rate the danger level of specific flying scenarios. The survey also included an eighteen-item test to gauge the safety climate of each instructor’s flight school. This section asked participants to rate statements about how well their management understood operational issues and maintained safety standards. Finally, the researchers measured the main outcome, safety behavior, using a six-item scale that assessed how strictly the instructors complied with safety regulations and participated in safety programs.
When the researchers analyzed the data, they found that conscientiousness was a significant predictor of safety behaviors. Instructors who scored high in conscientiousness reported much higher levels of safety compliance. This makes sense from a psychological perspective, as conscientious people tend to be proactive, thorough, and highly responsible.
“The findings did not surprise me, as they were consistent with previous research,” Sharma noted. “Flight instructors scored high on conscientiousness, agreeableness, and low on neuroticism. This indicated that the majority of the flight instructors are responsible, duty minded, goal-oriented, capable of empathizing with student pilots and emotionally stable. These results were consistent with commercial pilots.”
The analysis also revealed that the flight school’s safety climate had a major impact on safety behaviors. Instructors who felt that their management prioritized safety policies were much more likely to exhibit positive safety behaviors themselves. When a flight school’s leadership actively promotes a strong safety culture, the instructors tend to adopt those same values during their training flights.
Interestingly, the researchers did not find a significant relationship between self-efficacy and safety behavior. A flight instructor’s confidence in their own abilities did not seem to dictate whether they followed safety protocols. Similarly, risk perception did not turn out to be a significant predictor in this specific model. The overall results indicate that an instructor’s natural sense of responsibility and the school’s safety culture are the main drivers of safe flying practices.
“The findings suggest that aviation safety is not only influenced by technical flying skills, but also by human factors such as personality traits and organizational culture,” Sharma said. “This means that flight schools may benefit from emphasizing safety culture, safety training, and potentially considering personality characteristics during hiring and training processes.”
While the findings offer helpful insights, there are a few potential limitations to keep in mind. The study relied on a self-reported online survey, which means participants might have rated their own safety behaviors more highly than they actually behave in real life. The researchers also used a general safety behavior scale rather than a test designed specifically for the unique tasks of a flight instructor.
Sharma cautioned against oversimplifying the results. “The findings should not be interpreted to mean that personality traits alone determine whether a flight instructor will behave safely, as safety behaviors are influenced by multiple operational, environmental, and organizational factors,” he explained.
The sample size of 134 participants is relatively small when compared to the tens of thousands of active flight instructors in the country. The variations in the types of flight schools where the participants worked could also influence the data. Some instructors worked for highly structured programs, while others operated independently as freelance instructors. These different working environments likely feature vastly different safety climates.
The authors suggest that future research should test these theories using larger and more diverse samples of pilots. They recommend exploring how personality traits affect safety behaviors in airline pilots, military pilots, and student pilots. A major goal for future studies would be to develop a specific safety behavior scale tailored entirely to the aviation field.
Sharma is also looking to expand this research into emerging areas of aviation. “My long-term goal is to better understand the personality traits of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) pilots or drone pilots,” Sharma said. “As the commercial usage of drones is rapidly expanding in various sectors, it is critical to understand the human factors associated with UAS operators.”
He hopes to identify how individual differences influence decision-making, risk perception, and operational performance among drone operators. “These findings can support the development of a future UAS workforce by providing more effective training and selection criteria,” Sharma added.
The study, “Investigating Flight Instructors’ Safety Behaviors Through Personality Traits, Affective Domain, and Safety Climate in the United States,” was authored by Vivek Sharma and Meredith Carroll.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #FlightInstructors #AviationSafety #SafetyCulture #BigFivePersonality #Conscientiousness #AviationPsychology #SafetyClimate #PilotTraining #RiskPerception #FlightEducation
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DATE: May 11, 2026 at 04:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: A flight instructor’s personality and school culture predict their safety behaviors
A recent study published in Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors suggests that a flight instructor’s personality and their school’s safety culture are strong predictors of their on-the-job safety behaviors. The findings provide evidence that highly organized and responsible instructors tend to strictly follow safety protocols, especially when their flight schools prioritize safety. These insights offer new ways for flight schools to hire and train instructors to reduce aviation accidents.
Researchers Vivek Sharma and Meredith Carroll conducted this study to understand the human factors that influence safety during flight training. Between 2015 and 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board recorded over 1,600 accidents related to flight instruction in the United States. Nearly ten percent of these accidents were fatal. Previous accident reports suggest that poor decision-making and unsafe behaviors are common causes of these crashes.
Sharma, a division director, chair of online programs, and assistant professor at the College of Aeronautics at the Florida Institute of Technology, wanted to investigate these human elements. “Since childhood, I have always been inspired by teachers, and I firmly believe that teachers have a very strong influence on students,” Sharma said. “While pursuing my master’s degree in aviation safety, I was introduced to personality traits theory and its influence on human performance and behaviors.”
Unlike commercial pilots, flight instructors must balance teaching student pilots while simultaneously maintaining control of the aircraft and ensuring safety. “Because flight instructors are also teachers, they play a critical role in shaping next generation aviators’ performance and safety attitudes,” Sharma explained. “Therefore, I felt examining the relationship between flight instructors’ personality traits and their safety behaviors is important and may help flight schools better understand the role of flight instructors’ personality traits in influencing safety behaviors.”
While many experts have studied the personalities of pilots in general, very little research has focused specifically on flight instructors. Sharma and Carroll proposed a model looking at three main areas: personality traits, emotional or cognitive attitudes, and the safety climate of the flight school.
To measure personality, the authors used the Big Five personality model. This well-known psychological framework categorizes human personality into five main traits: extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism. Extraversion refers to being outgoing, while agreeableness describes being cooperative. Openness involves a willingness to try new things, conscientiousness reflects how organized and responsible a person is, and neuroticism refers to emotional instability or a tendency to experience negative emotions easily.
The second area of focus involved what psychologists call the affective domain, which refers to a person’s feelings and attitudes. For this study, the researchers looked at self-efficacy and risk perception. Self-efficacy is a person’s belief in their own ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task. Risk perception is how a person views the severity and likelihood of a dangerous situation.
The third area was the safety climate of the flight school itself. Safety climate refers to how employees perceive their organization’s commitment to safety based on its policies, procedures, and management practices. The researchers wanted to know if a school with strict safety rules and supportive leadership naturally encouraged better safety behaviors from its instructors.
To gather their data, Sharma and Carroll used an online survey to collect responses from certificated flight instructors working in the United States. They recruited participants from a professional flight instructor organization and various flight training schools. A total of 134 flight instructors completed all sections of the survey. The sample included 116 male instructors and 17 female instructors, with one participant choosing not to report their biological sex.
On average, the female participants had over 3,000 flight hours, while the male participants averaged over 6,000 flight hours. The instructors also came from different working environments. Roughly forty-three percent of the participants worked at less strictly regulated flight schools, while about twenty-five percent worked at highly structured, federally approved flight programs. The remaining participants operated independently as freelance instructors.
The survey asked participants to complete five separate questionnaires to measure the targeted variables. First, the researchers used a standard twenty-item personality test to measure the Big Five personality traits. Participants rated how accurately certain statements described them on a five-point scale. Next, they took an eight-item test to measure self-efficacy, answering questions about their confidence in overcoming challenges.
To measure risk perception, the flight instructors completed a thirteen-item questionnaire that asked them to rate the danger level of specific flying scenarios. The survey also included an eighteen-item test to gauge the safety climate of each instructor’s flight school. This section asked participants to rate statements about how well their management understood operational issues and maintained safety standards. Finally, the researchers measured the main outcome, safety behavior, using a six-item scale that assessed how strictly the instructors complied with safety regulations and participated in safety programs.
When the researchers analyzed the data, they found that conscientiousness was a significant predictor of safety behaviors. Instructors who scored high in conscientiousness reported much higher levels of safety compliance. This makes sense from a psychological perspective, as conscientious people tend to be proactive, thorough, and highly responsible.
“The findings did not surprise me, as they were consistent with previous research,” Sharma noted. “Flight instructors scored high on conscientiousness, agreeableness, and low on neuroticism. This indicated that the majority of the flight instructors are responsible, duty minded, goal-oriented, capable of empathizing with student pilots and emotionally stable. These results were consistent with commercial pilots.”
The analysis also revealed that the flight school’s safety climate had a major impact on safety behaviors. Instructors who felt that their management prioritized safety policies were much more likely to exhibit positive safety behaviors themselves. When a flight school’s leadership actively promotes a strong safety culture, the instructors tend to adopt those same values during their training flights.
Interestingly, the researchers did not find a significant relationship between self-efficacy and safety behavior. A flight instructor’s confidence in their own abilities did not seem to dictate whether they followed safety protocols. Similarly, risk perception did not turn out to be a significant predictor in this specific model. The overall results indicate that an instructor’s natural sense of responsibility and the school’s safety culture are the main drivers of safe flying practices.
“The findings suggest that aviation safety is not only influenced by technical flying skills, but also by human factors such as personality traits and organizational culture,” Sharma said. “This means that flight schools may benefit from emphasizing safety culture, safety training, and potentially considering personality characteristics during hiring and training processes.”
While the findings offer helpful insights, there are a few potential limitations to keep in mind. The study relied on a self-reported online survey, which means participants might have rated their own safety behaviors more highly than they actually behave in real life. The researchers also used a general safety behavior scale rather than a test designed specifically for the unique tasks of a flight instructor.
Sharma cautioned against oversimplifying the results. “The findings should not be interpreted to mean that personality traits alone determine whether a flight instructor will behave safely, as safety behaviors are influenced by multiple operational, environmental, and organizational factors,” he explained.
The sample size of 134 participants is relatively small when compared to the tens of thousands of active flight instructors in the country. The variations in the types of flight schools where the participants worked could also influence the data. Some instructors worked for highly structured programs, while others operated independently as freelance instructors. These different working environments likely feature vastly different safety climates.
The authors suggest that future research should test these theories using larger and more diverse samples of pilots. They recommend exploring how personality traits affect safety behaviors in airline pilots, military pilots, and student pilots. A major goal for future studies would be to develop a specific safety behavior scale tailored entirely to the aviation field.
Sharma is also looking to expand this research into emerging areas of aviation. “My long-term goal is to better understand the personality traits of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) pilots or drone pilots,” Sharma said. “As the commercial usage of drones is rapidly expanding in various sectors, it is critical to understand the human factors associated with UAS operators.”
He hopes to identify how individual differences influence decision-making, risk perception, and operational performance among drone operators. “These findings can support the development of a future UAS workforce by providing more effective training and selection criteria,” Sharma added.
The study, “Investigating Flight Instructors’ Safety Behaviors Through Personality Traits, Affective Domain, and Safety Climate in the United States,” was authored by Vivek Sharma and Meredith Carroll.
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: A flight instructor’s personality and school culture predict their safety behaviors
A recent study published in Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors suggests that a flight instructor’s personality and their school’s safety culture are strong predictors of their on-the-job safety behaviors. The findings provide evidence that highly organized and responsible instructors tend to strictly follow safety protocols, especially when their flight schools prioritize safety. These insights offer new ways for flight schools to hire and train instructors to reduce aviation accidents.
Researchers Vivek Sharma and Meredith Carroll conducted this study to understand the human factors that influence safety during flight training. Between 2015 and 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board recorded over 1,600 accidents related to flight instruction in the United States. Nearly ten percent of these accidents were fatal. Previous accident reports suggest that poor decision-making and unsafe behaviors are common causes of these crashes.
Sharma, a division director, chair of online programs, and assistant professor at the College of Aeronautics at the Florida Institute of Technology, wanted to investigate these human elements. “Since childhood, I have always been inspired by teachers, and I firmly believe that teachers have a very strong influence on students,” Sharma said. “While pursuing my master’s degree in aviation safety, I was introduced to personality traits theory and its influence on human performance and behaviors.”
Unlike commercial pilots, flight instructors must balance teaching student pilots while simultaneously maintaining control of the aircraft and ensuring safety. “Because flight instructors are also teachers, they play a critical role in shaping next generation aviators’ performance and safety attitudes,” Sharma explained. “Therefore, I felt examining the relationship between flight instructors’ personality traits and their safety behaviors is important and may help flight schools better understand the role of flight instructors’ personality traits in influencing safety behaviors.”
While many experts have studied the personalities of pilots in general, very little research has focused specifically on flight instructors. Sharma and Carroll proposed a model looking at three main areas: personality traits, emotional or cognitive attitudes, and the safety climate of the flight school.
To measure personality, the authors used the Big Five personality model. This well-known psychological framework categorizes human personality into five main traits: extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism. Extraversion refers to being outgoing, while agreeableness describes being cooperative. Openness involves a willingness to try new things, conscientiousness reflects how organized and responsible a person is, and neuroticism refers to emotional instability or a tendency to experience negative emotions easily.
The second area of focus involved what psychologists call the affective domain, which refers to a person’s feelings and attitudes. For this study, the researchers looked at self-efficacy and risk perception. Self-efficacy is a person’s belief in their own ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task. Risk perception is how a person views the severity and likelihood of a dangerous situation.
The third area was the safety climate of the flight school itself. Safety climate refers to how employees perceive their organization’s commitment to safety based on its policies, procedures, and management practices. The researchers wanted to know if a school with strict safety rules and supportive leadership naturally encouraged better safety behaviors from its instructors.
To gather their data, Sharma and Carroll used an online survey to collect responses from certificated flight instructors working in the United States. They recruited participants from a professional flight instructor organization and various flight training schools. A total of 134 flight instructors completed all sections of the survey. The sample included 116 male instructors and 17 female instructors, with one participant choosing not to report their biological sex.
On average, the female participants had over 3,000 flight hours, while the male participants averaged over 6,000 flight hours. The instructors also came from different working environments. Roughly forty-three percent of the participants worked at less strictly regulated flight schools, while about twenty-five percent worked at highly structured, federally approved flight programs. The remaining participants operated independently as freelance instructors.
The survey asked participants to complete five separate questionnaires to measure the targeted variables. First, the researchers used a standard twenty-item personality test to measure the Big Five personality traits. Participants rated how accurately certain statements described them on a five-point scale. Next, they took an eight-item test to measure self-efficacy, answering questions about their confidence in overcoming challenges.
To measure risk perception, the flight instructors completed a thirteen-item questionnaire that asked them to rate the danger level of specific flying scenarios. The survey also included an eighteen-item test to gauge the safety climate of each instructor’s flight school. This section asked participants to rate statements about how well their management understood operational issues and maintained safety standards. Finally, the researchers measured the main outcome, safety behavior, using a six-item scale that assessed how strictly the instructors complied with safety regulations and participated in safety programs.
When the researchers analyzed the data, they found that conscientiousness was a significant predictor of safety behaviors. Instructors who scored high in conscientiousness reported much higher levels of safety compliance. This makes sense from a psychological perspective, as conscientious people tend to be proactive, thorough, and highly responsible.
“The findings did not surprise me, as they were consistent with previous research,” Sharma noted. “Flight instructors scored high on conscientiousness, agreeableness, and low on neuroticism. This indicated that the majority of the flight instructors are responsible, duty minded, goal-oriented, capable of empathizing with student pilots and emotionally stable. These results were consistent with commercial pilots.”
The analysis also revealed that the flight school’s safety climate had a major impact on safety behaviors. Instructors who felt that their management prioritized safety policies were much more likely to exhibit positive safety behaviors themselves. When a flight school’s leadership actively promotes a strong safety culture, the instructors tend to adopt those same values during their training flights.
Interestingly, the researchers did not find a significant relationship between self-efficacy and safety behavior. A flight instructor’s confidence in their own abilities did not seem to dictate whether they followed safety protocols. Similarly, risk perception did not turn out to be a significant predictor in this specific model. The overall results indicate that an instructor’s natural sense of responsibility and the school’s safety culture are the main drivers of safe flying practices.
“The findings suggest that aviation safety is not only influenced by technical flying skills, but also by human factors such as personality traits and organizational culture,” Sharma said. “This means that flight schools may benefit from emphasizing safety culture, safety training, and potentially considering personality characteristics during hiring and training processes.”
While the findings offer helpful insights, there are a few potential limitations to keep in mind. The study relied on a self-reported online survey, which means participants might have rated their own safety behaviors more highly than they actually behave in real life. The researchers also used a general safety behavior scale rather than a test designed specifically for the unique tasks of a flight instructor.
Sharma cautioned against oversimplifying the results. “The findings should not be interpreted to mean that personality traits alone determine whether a flight instructor will behave safely, as safety behaviors are influenced by multiple operational, environmental, and organizational factors,” he explained.
The sample size of 134 participants is relatively small when compared to the tens of thousands of active flight instructors in the country. The variations in the types of flight schools where the participants worked could also influence the data. Some instructors worked for highly structured programs, while others operated independently as freelance instructors. These different working environments likely feature vastly different safety climates.
The authors suggest that future research should test these theories using larger and more diverse samples of pilots. They recommend exploring how personality traits affect safety behaviors in airline pilots, military pilots, and student pilots. A major goal for future studies would be to develop a specific safety behavior scale tailored entirely to the aviation field.
Sharma is also looking to expand this research into emerging areas of aviation. “My long-term goal is to better understand the personality traits of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) pilots or drone pilots,” Sharma said. “As the commercial usage of drones is rapidly expanding in various sectors, it is critical to understand the human factors associated with UAS operators.”
He hopes to identify how individual differences influence decision-making, risk perception, and operational performance among drone operators. “These findings can support the development of a future UAS workforce by providing more effective training and selection criteria,” Sharma added.
The study, “Investigating Flight Instructors’ Safety Behaviors Through Personality Traits, Affective Domain, and Safety Climate in the United States,” was authored by Vivek Sharma and Meredith Carroll.
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How I changed my personality in six weeks.
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How I changed my personality in six weeks.
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How I changed my personality in six weeks.
Based on emerging research showing people can shift their core personality traits, Laurie Clarke tried tweaking hers.
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How I changed my personality in six weeks.
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#$Work Ethic #Conscientiousness
I could have gone to the gym for a shower. I could have used an electric heater to stay warm tonight. I could have used a microwave for cooking and warming beverages. But no. Joe Lynch, the HVAC contractor who diagnosed our furnace and hot water problems as stemming from a malfunctioning gas regulator, came through. When the utility rep came out this morning and told us it wasn't their regulator on the fritz but ours, downstream of the gas meter, he shut off our gas. Joe found the regulator we needed half an hour away, picked it up, came back here by a few minutes after 5 pm and replaced the bum one. Went inside, tested the pressure to confirm, and we have heat, hot water, and our stove. Very reasonable price, too. -
#$Work Ethic #Conscientiousness
I could have gone to the gym for a shower. I could have used an electric heater to stay warm tonight. I could have used a microwave for cooking and warming beverages. But no. Joe Lynch, the HVAC contractor who diagnosed our furnace and hot water problems as stemming from a malfunctioning gas regulator, came through. When the utility rep came out this morning and told us it wasn't their regulator on the fritz but ours, downstream of the gas meter, he shut off our gas. Joe found the regulator we needed half an hour away, picked it up, came back here by a few minutes after 5 pm and replaced the bum one. Went inside, tested the pressure to confirm, and we have heat, hot water, and our stove. Very reasonable price, too. -
We found support for the associations most frequently cited in the literature: #conscientiousness <-> #compliance, and #neuroticism <-> #perceivedRisk. Other associations that are only occasionally seen in the literature were less strongly indicated, and there were some novel discoveries.
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We found support for the associations most frequently cited in the literature: #conscientiousness <-> #compliance, and #neuroticism <-> #perceivedRisk. Other associations that are only occasionally seen in the literature were less strongly indicated, and there were some novel discoveries.
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We found support for the associations most frequently cited in the literature: #conscientiousness <-> #compliance, and #neuroticism <-> #perceivedRisk. Other associations that are only occasionally seen in the literature were less strongly indicated, and there were some novel discoveries.
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We found support for the associations most frequently cited in the literature: #conscientiousness <-> #compliance, and #neuroticism <-> #perceivedRisk. Other associations that are only occasionally seen in the literature were less strongly indicated, and there were some novel discoveries.
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We found support for the associations most frequently cited in the literature: #conscientiousness <-> #compliance, and #neuroticism <-> #perceivedRisk. Other associations that are only occasionally seen in the literature were less strongly indicated, and there were some novel discoveries.
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Has the internet made us less conscientious?
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#Conscientiousness (the Big5 personality trait that better predicts career success) is in sustained decline, especially among young adults, just when we need it most.
The good news: personality is malleable. The irony: rebuilding it will take… a lot of conscientiousness.
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#Conscientiousness (the Big5 personality trait that better predicts career success) is in sustained decline, especially among young adults, just when we need it most.
The good news: personality is malleable. The irony: rebuilding it will take… a lot of conscientiousness.
https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43 -
#Conscientiousness (the Big5 personality trait that better predicts career success) is in sustained decline, especially among young adults, just when we need it most.
The good news: personality is malleable. The irony: rebuilding it will take… a lot of conscientiousness.
https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43 -
#Conscientiousness (the Big5 personality trait that better predicts career success) is in sustained decline, especially among young adults, just when we need it most.
The good news: personality is malleable. The irony: rebuilding it will take… a lot of conscientiousness.
https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43 -
#Conscientiousness (the Big5 personality trait that better predicts career success) is in sustained decline, especially among young adults, just when we need it most.
The good news: personality is malleable. The irony: rebuilding it will take… a lot of conscientiousness.
https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43 -
Don't you find it very convenient to ignore the increasing grasp of market society in the form of extreme competition, growing Indebtedness and lack of career prospects? Arguing that social media and streaming platforms are the culprits is pure lazy thinking. Period.
"All this makes it disconcerting that levels of conscientiousness in the population appear to be in decline. Extending a pioneering 2022 US study which identified early signs of a drop during the pandemic, I found a sustained erosion of conscientiousness, with the fall especially pronounced among young adults.
Digging deeper into the data, which comes from the Understanding America Study, we can see that people in their twenties and thirties in particular report feeling increasingly easily distracted and careless, less tenacious and less likely to make and deliver on commitments.
While a full explanation of these shifts requires thorough investigation, and there will be many factors at work, smartphones and streaming services seem likely culprits. The advent of ubiquitous and hyper-engaging digital media has led to an explosion in distraction, as well as making it easier than ever to either not make plans in the first place or to abandon them.
The sheer convenience of the online world makes real-life commitments feel messy and effortful. And the rise of time spent online and the attendant decline in face-to-face interactions enable behaviours such as “ghosting”."https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43
#MentalHealth #Psychology #Conscientiousness #SocialMedia #Streaming #Smartphones
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Don't you find it very convenient to ignore the increasing grasp of market society in the form of extreme competition, growing Indebtedness and lack of career prospects? Arguing that social media and streaming platforms are the culprits is pure lazy thinking. Period.
"All this makes it disconcerting that levels of conscientiousness in the population appear to be in decline. Extending a pioneering 2022 US study which identified early signs of a drop during the pandemic, I found a sustained erosion of conscientiousness, with the fall especially pronounced among young adults.
Digging deeper into the data, which comes from the Understanding America Study, we can see that people in their twenties and thirties in particular report feeling increasingly easily distracted and careless, less tenacious and less likely to make and deliver on commitments.
While a full explanation of these shifts requires thorough investigation, and there will be many factors at work, smartphones and streaming services seem likely culprits. The advent of ubiquitous and hyper-engaging digital media has led to an explosion in distraction, as well as making it easier than ever to either not make plans in the first place or to abandon them.
The sheer convenience of the online world makes real-life commitments feel messy and effortful. And the rise of time spent online and the attendant decline in face-to-face interactions enable behaviours such as “ghosting”."https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43
#MentalHealth #Psychology #Conscientiousness #SocialMedia #Streaming #Smartphones
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Don't you find it very convenient to ignore the increasing grasp of market society in the form of extreme competition, growing Indebtedness and lack of career prospects? Arguing that social media and streaming platforms are the culprits is pure lazy thinking. Period.
"All this makes it disconcerting that levels of conscientiousness in the population appear to be in decline. Extending a pioneering 2022 US study which identified early signs of a drop during the pandemic, I found a sustained erosion of conscientiousness, with the fall especially pronounced among young adults.
Digging deeper into the data, which comes from the Understanding America Study, we can see that people in their twenties and thirties in particular report feeling increasingly easily distracted and careless, less tenacious and less likely to make and deliver on commitments.
While a full explanation of these shifts requires thorough investigation, and there will be many factors at work, smartphones and streaming services seem likely culprits. The advent of ubiquitous and hyper-engaging digital media has led to an explosion in distraction, as well as making it easier than ever to either not make plans in the first place or to abandon them.
The sheer convenience of the online world makes real-life commitments feel messy and effortful. And the rise of time spent online and the attendant decline in face-to-face interactions enable behaviours such as “ghosting”."https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43
#MentalHealth #Psychology #Conscientiousness #SocialMedia #Streaming #Smartphones
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Don't you find it very convenient to ignore the increasing grasp of market society in the form of extreme competition, growing Indebtedness and lack of career prospects? Arguing that social media and streaming platforms are the culprits is pure lazy thinking. Period.
"All this makes it disconcerting that levels of conscientiousness in the population appear to be in decline. Extending a pioneering 2022 US study which identified early signs of a drop during the pandemic, I found a sustained erosion of conscientiousness, with the fall especially pronounced among young adults.
Digging deeper into the data, which comes from the Understanding America Study, we can see that people in their twenties and thirties in particular report feeling increasingly easily distracted and careless, less tenacious and less likely to make and deliver on commitments.
While a full explanation of these shifts requires thorough investigation, and there will be many factors at work, smartphones and streaming services seem likely culprits. The advent of ubiquitous and hyper-engaging digital media has led to an explosion in distraction, as well as making it easier than ever to either not make plans in the first place or to abandon them.
The sheer convenience of the online world makes real-life commitments feel messy and effortful. And the rise of time spent online and the attendant decline in face-to-face interactions enable behaviours such as “ghosting”."https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43
#MentalHealth #Psychology #Conscientiousness #SocialMedia #Streaming #Smartphones
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Don't you find it very convenient to ignore the increasing grasp of market society in the form of extreme competition, growing Indebtedness and lack of career prospects? Arguing that social media and streaming platforms are the culprits is pure lazy thinking. Period.
"All this makes it disconcerting that levels of conscientiousness in the population appear to be in decline. Extending a pioneering 2022 US study which identified early signs of a drop during the pandemic, I found a sustained erosion of conscientiousness, with the fall especially pronounced among young adults.
Digging deeper into the data, which comes from the Understanding America Study, we can see that people in their twenties and thirties in particular report feeling increasingly easily distracted and careless, less tenacious and less likely to make and deliver on commitments.
While a full explanation of these shifts requires thorough investigation, and there will be many factors at work, smartphones and streaming services seem likely culprits. The advent of ubiquitous and hyper-engaging digital media has led to an explosion in distraction, as well as making it easier than ever to either not make plans in the first place or to abandon them.
The sheer convenience of the online world makes real-life commitments feel messy and effortful. And the rise of time spent online and the attendant decline in face-to-face interactions enable behaviours such as “ghosting”."https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43
#MentalHealth #Psychology #Conscientiousness #SocialMedia #Streaming #Smartphones
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#GoodSigns I guess "conscientious people tend to fare best on a number of key measures. They live the longest, have the most career success and are less likely to go through divorce." #conscientiousness
https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43
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#GoodSigns I guess "conscientious people tend to fare best on a number of key measures. They live the longest, have the most career success and are less likely to go through divorce." #conscientiousness
https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43
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#GoodSigns I guess "conscientious people tend to fare best on a number of key measures. They live the longest, have the most career success and are less likely to go through divorce." #conscientiousness
https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43
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#GoodSigns I guess "conscientious people tend to fare best on a number of key measures. They live the longest, have the most career success and are less likely to go through divorce." #conscientiousness
https://www.ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546-4105-8946-36db3f84dc43
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Understanding #Conscientiousness: What It Is And Why It Matters
https://www.spring.org.uk/2024/11/understanding-conscientiousness.php
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Understanding #Conscientiousness: What It Is And Why It Matters
https://www.spring.org.uk/2024/11/understanding-conscientiousness.php
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Understanding #Conscientiousness: What It Is And Why It Matters
https://www.spring.org.uk/2024/11/understanding-conscientiousness.php
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Understanding #Conscientiousness: What It Is And Why It Matters
https://www.spring.org.uk/2024/11/understanding-conscientiousness.php
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Anybody know where to find scoring instructions for the DiSC? Some students have decided to use it for a project and I am coming up empty so far.
This is an old-ass #personality #assessment
#request #help #psychology #disc #conscientiousness #dominance #academic #professor
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Anybody know where to find scoring instructions for the DiSC? Some students have decided to use it for a project and I am coming up empty so far.
This is an old-ass #personality #assessment
#request #help #psychology #disc #conscientiousness #dominance #academic #professor
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Anybody know where to find scoring instructions for the DiSC? Some students have decided to use it for a project and I am coming up empty so far.
This is an old-ass #personality #assessment
#request #help #psychology #disc #conscientiousness #dominance #academic #professor
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Anybody know where to find scoring instructions for the DiSC? Some students have decided to use it for a project and I am coming up empty so far.
This is an old-ass #personality #assessment
#request #help #psychology #disc #conscientiousness #dominance #academic #professor
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🚨New paper in press @ JEPG🚨
Http://psyarxiv.com/8fkpy
Remember the paper showing that it’s specifically *low-conscientious* #conservatives who share fake news? It got lots of coverage. BUT it seems like that claim isn't actually true - in a new paper, we fail to replicate it in 5(!) times and also show that even the original data don't support the claim (because they look at overall sharing, not specifically at sharing of false claims).Bottom line: conservatives are more likely to share #misinformation, regardless of their level of #conscientiousness.
Check out the ungated paper: "Conscientiousness does not moderate the association between political ideology and susceptibility to fake news sharing" at http://psyarxiv.com/8fkpy
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🚨New paper in press @ JEPG🚨
Http://psyarxiv.com/8fkpy
Remember the paper showing that it’s specifically *low-conscientious* #conservatives who share fake news? It got lots of coverage. BUT it seems like that claim isn't actually true - in a new paper, we fail to replicate it in 5(!) times and also show that even the original data don't support the claim (because they look at overall sharing, not specifically at sharing of false claims).Bottom line: conservatives are more likely to share #misinformation, regardless of their level of #conscientiousness.
Check out the ungated paper: "Conscientiousness does not moderate the association between political ideology and susceptibility to fake news sharing" at http://psyarxiv.com/8fkpy
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🚨New paper in press @ JEPG🚨
Http://psyarxiv.com/8fkpy
Remember the paper showing that it’s specifically *low-conscientious* #conservatives who share fake news? It got lots of coverage. BUT it seems like that claim isn't actually true - in a new paper, we fail to replicate it in 5(!) times and also show that even the original data don't support the claim (because they look at overall sharing, not specifically at sharing of false claims).Bottom line: conservatives are more likely to share #misinformation, regardless of their level of #conscientiousness.
Check out the ungated paper: "Conscientiousness does not moderate the association between political ideology and susceptibility to fake news sharing" at http://psyarxiv.com/8fkpy
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🚨New paper in press @ JEPG🚨
Http://psyarxiv.com/8fkpy
Remember the paper showing that it’s specifically *low-conscientious* #conservatives who share fake news? It got lots of coverage. BUT it seems like that claim isn't actually true - in a new paper, we fail to replicate it in 5(!) times and also show that even the original data don't support the claim (because they look at overall sharing, not specifically at sharing of false claims).Bottom line: conservatives are more likely to share #misinformation, regardless of their level of #conscientiousness.
Check out the ungated paper: "Conscientiousness does not moderate the association between political ideology and susceptibility to fake news sharing" at http://psyarxiv.com/8fkpy