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1School of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois.
Summary
Personality and vocational interest measures, like the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS), predict military job performance and retention. These noncognitive assessments show promise beyond traditional aptitude tests.
Area of Science:
- Psychological assessment in military contexts
- Personnel selection and evaluation
Background:
- Project A highlighted performance's multidimensional nature, with noncognitive measures predicting certain aspects.
- Subsequent research focused on personality and vocational interests for personnel selection.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the utility of the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS) in predicting military performance.
- To assess the predictive validity of vocational interest measures for military personnel outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Evaluation of the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS) for faking resistance and predictive validity.
- Analysis of three vocational interest measures' ability to predict attrition, promotion, reenlistment, and job satisfaction.
- Comparison of TAPAS incremental validity against the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB).
Main Results:
- TAPAS demonstrated faking resistance and predicted 'will do' performance aspects and retention.
- TAPAS offered minimal incremental validity for 'can do' performance beyond ASVAB.
- Vocational interest measures positively predicted attrition, promotion, reenlistment, and job satisfaction.
Conclusions:
- Personality measures like TAPAS are valuable for predicting military retention and 'will do' performance.
- Vocational interests are significant predictors of various military career outcomes.
- Further research is needed to fully understand the role of noncognitive measures in personnel selection.
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