| dc.description.abstract | The use of personality assessments is increasing in popularity. However, personality
assessments are relatively seldom used as a selection method in the Norwegian
Armed Forces. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between
personality, interview evaluations of leader potential, and military performance. The
empirical research was conducted using data collected in conjunction with the
research project Lederkandidatstudien (the leader candidate study). A total number of
1026 non-commissioned officer (NCO) candidates completed a NEO-PI-3 personality
inventory, 1024 a leader potential evaluation during selection interviews, and the
military performance of 475 NCO candidates was evaluated during the spring of
2016. The results of this study showed that neuroticism was the only personality trait
significantly correlating with military performance in the Army (.218). In the same
military branch, the selection interview was found to have a significant positive
correlation with military performance (.144). Some amount of personality saturation
was found in the selection interview of non-commissioned officer training school
(NCOS), as extraversion (.197), conscientiousness (.109), and openness (.107) was
found to correlate with interview ratings of leader potential. However, the results
showed that neither interviews nor personality predicts the military performance of
NCO candidates in the Navy or Air Force. As our results indicate that personality
traits to some degree play a role in the selection of NCO candidates, we encourage
researchers to further investigate the topic of personality traits the context of military
selection and training. | nb_NO |
