scholarly journals PERSONALITY TRAITS IN SELECTION OF MILITARY, CIVIL AND SPORTS’ PILOTS: HYBRIDIZED-IT2FS-MCDM APPROACH

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Selection Of

PROMETHEE-based ranking of project managers based on the five personality traits

Kybernetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 1083-1102
Author(s):  
Georgios N. Aretoulis ◽  
Jason Papathanasiou ◽  
Fani Antoniou
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Multicriteria Decision Making ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Preference Ranking ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Public Infrastructure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The One ◽  
Selection Of

Purpose This paper aims to rank and identify the most efficient project managers (PMs) based on personality traits, using Preference Ranking Organization METHod for Enrichment Evaluations (PROMETHEE) methodology. Design/methodology/approach The proposed methodology relies on the five personality traits. These were used as the selection criteria. A questionnaire survey among 82 experienced engineers was used to estimate the required weights per personality trait. A second two-part questionnaire survey aimed at recording the PMs profile and assess the performance of personality traits per PM. PMs with the most years of experience are selected to be ranked through Visual PROMETHEE. Findings The findings suggest that a competent PM is the one that scores low on the “Neuroticism” trait and high especially on the “Conscientiousness” trait. Research limitations/implications The research applied a psychometric test specifically designed for Greek people. Furthermore, the proposed methodology is based on the personality characteristics to rank the PMs and does not consider the technical skills. Furthermore, the type of project is not considered in the process of ranking PMs. Practical implications The findings could contribute in the selection of the best PM that maximizes the project team’s performance. Social implications Improved project team communication and collaboration leading to improved project performance through better communication and collaboration. This is an additional benefit for the society, especially in the delivery of public infrastructure projects. A lot of public infrastructure projects deviate largely as far as cost and schedule is concerned and this is an additional burden for public and society. Proper project management through efficient PMs would save people’s money and time. Originality/value Identification of the best PMbased on a combination of multicriteria decision-making and psychometric tests, which focus on personality traits.

scholarly journals Examining Entrepreneurial Potential

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Pavlin Bonev ◽  
Henrik Egbert ◽  
Thomas Neumann
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Careful Selection ◽  
Specific Interest ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Employed Parents ◽  
Human And Social Capital ◽  
Selection Of

<p>Employing public resources for promoting entrepreneurships demands careful selection of candidates who are most promising to set up a successful entrepreneurial career. This study addresses the relation between an individuals’ entrepreneurial potential, identified through personality traits, and aspects of human and social capital, based on prior entrepreneurial exposure. A psychometric test, called F-DUP<sup>N</sup>, measures the strengths of personality traits considered relevant for successful entrepreneurial activity. To test our hypotheses, we collected data of 166 individuals. All of them are university students or graduates and have indicated a specific interest in entrepreneurial activity. A major result is that participants experienced in self-employment, with self-employed parents and with self-employed friends show a higher entrepreneurial potential than participants who do not have these experiences or relations. Furthermore, we find in line with other studies that differences in entrepreneurial potential become less pronounced with increasing age. An interpretation is that personality traits significant for entrepreneurial activity are not stable over time and can also be acquired at a later stage in life.</p>

scholarly journals Analysis of Polymorphic Variants of the Dopamine Transporter (DAT1) Gene Polymorphism and Personality Traits Among Athletes

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-89
Author(s):  
Monika Michałowska-Sawczyn ◽  
Milena Lachowicz ◽  
Anna Grzywacz ◽  
Aleksandra Suchanecka ◽  
Jolanta Chmielowiec ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Polymorphism ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Dopamine Transporter ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Biochemical Traits ◽  
Dat1 Gene ◽  
The Will ◽  
Polymorphic Variants ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractPersonality traits, especially in sport are modulatory factors of athletes’ behavior – his/ her conscientiousness, the will to achieve an aim, perseverance and motivation of activity. Not only are biological predispositions related to anatomical or biochemical traits of success, but they are also largely determined by personality traits that result from genetic factors. In our research we joined tests of athlete’s personality in correlation with genotypes of the dopamine transporter (DAT1) gene polymorphism. The selection of this polymorphism was based on previous reports connecting the influence of dopamine with motivation and numerous arguments supporting its correlation with human behavior. We observed significant differences among polymorphisms DAT 9/9, 9/10, 10/10 in terms of proportion of particular genotypes between athletes and the control group. We also found significant differences in the NEO FFI sten scale for conscientiousness. We noticed that anxiety was related with genotypic variants of DAT1, specifically the 9/10 VNTR variant, which conditioned lower levels of anxiety in the group of tested athletes. By contrast, the lower sten value of agreeability was statistically significant for the group of athletes that were carriers of the 10/10 VNTR genotype. Heterozygous 9/10 VNTR among athletes showed lower levels of anxiety in comparison with the control group, whereas agreeability determined using the NEO FFI scale represented a lower value among athletes that had the 10/10 polymorphism. We may thus conclude that the presence of polymorphic variants of the dopamine transporter gene corresponds to athletes’ personality traits.

scholarly journals Profiling a set of personality traits of text author: what our words reveal about us

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Litvinova ◽  
Pavel Seredin ◽  
Olga Litvinova ◽  
Olga Zagorovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Sentence Length ◽  
Emotional Lability ◽  
Lexical Diversity ◽  
Average Sentence ◽  
Selection Of

Authorship profiling, i.e. revealing information about an unknown author by analyzing their text, is a task of growing importance. One of the most urgent problems of authorship profiling (AP) is selecting text parameters which may correlate to an author’s personality. Most researchers’ selection of these is not underpinned by any theory. This article proposes an approach to AP which applies neuroscience data. The aim of the study is to assess the probability of selfdestructive behaviour of an individual via formal parameters of their texts. Here we have used the “Personality Corpus”, which consists of Russian-language texts. A set of correlations between scores on the Freiburg Personality Inventory scales that are known to be indicative of self-destructive behaviour (“Spontaneous Aggressiveness”, “Depressiveness”, “Emotional Lability”, and “Composedness”) and text variables (average sentence length, lexical diversity etc.) has been calculated. Further, a mathematical model which predicts the probability of selfdestructive behaviour has been obtained.

Young Adults' Drug Use: A 17-Year Longitudinal Inquiry of Antecedents

1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1235-1251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith S. Brook ◽  
Elinor B. Balka ◽  
Michal D. Gursen ◽  
David W. Brook ◽  
Joseph Shapiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Adolescent And Young Adult ◽  
Deviant Peers ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Peer Factors ◽  
Selection Of

This longitudinal study examined the interrelation of personality and peer factors on young adults' drug use and also the influence of the interaction of personality and peer factors on drug use. The sample of 756 males and females were interviewed four times between the M ages of 6 and 22. Personality attributes in childhood were related to peer factors in early adolescence which, in turn, were related to personality traits in later adolescence. These traits were linked with selection of peers and, ultimately, drug use in young adulthood. Additionally, the adolescent and young adult domains had direct effects on young adults' drug use. Significant interactions indicated that a few protective childhood personality traits buffer the risk of deviant peers in adolescence on young adults' drug use. More earlier protective characteristics from one domain enhanced the effect of later protective traits from the other domain.

Effects of Men's Physical Attractiveness on Interpersonal Attraction

1984 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 935-938 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas T. Gallucci
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Interpersonal Attraction ◽  
Exchange Theory ◽  
Target Person ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Undergraduate Men ◽  
Selection Of

This study provided an explanation of selections by others to meet based on composites of qualities imputed to the others. 60 undergraduate men made attraction-responses to male targets consensually identified as representative of five levels of attractiveness. Attraction responses were attributions of personality traits and the selection of a target person to meet. The attribution of socially desirable and egocentric qualities increased and the attribution of psychopathological qualities decreased with increasing attractiveness of the target. All targets except the most attractive were seen as indistinguishable in terms of kindness, and the most attractive were seen as less kind. While selections of target persons to meet increased with the increasing attractiveness of the targets, those of moderately high attractiveness were selected more often than were the most attractive targets. An aggregate of attributional favorability was shown to predict target selections. The results were explained in terms of a social-exchange theory of human relations.

scholarly journals Correlation of personality assessments with standard selection criteria for neurosurgical residency applicants

2016 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 986-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Lubelski ◽  
Andrew T. Healy ◽  
Alan Friedman ◽  
Dyan Ferraris ◽  
Edward C. Benzel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Cleveland Clinic ◽  
Personality Assessments ◽  
Intellectual Capacity ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Selection Of

OBJECTIVE Neurosurgery is among the most competitive residencies, as evidenced by the high number of applicants for relatively few positions. Although it is important to recruit candidates who have the intellectual capacity and drive to succeed, traditional objective selection criteria, such as US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) (also known as Step 1) score, number of publications, and class ranking, have not been shown to consistently predict clinical and academic success. Furthermore, these traditional objective parameters have not been associated with specific personality traits. METHODS The authors sought to determine the efficacy of a personality assessment in the selection of neurosurgery residents. Specifically, the aim was to determine the correlation between traditional measures used to evaluate an applicant (e.g., USMLE score, number of publications, MD/PhD status) and corresponding validated personality traits. RESULTS Fifty-four neurosurgery residency applicants were interviewed at the Cleveland Clinic during the 2014–2015 application cycle. No differences in validated personality scores were identified between the 46 MD applicants and 8 MD/PhD applicants. The mean USMLE score (± SD) was 252.3 ± 11.9, and those in the high-USMLE-score category (USMLE score ≥ 260) had a significantly lower “imaginative” score (a stress measure of eccentric thinking and impatience with those who think more slowly). The average number of publications per applicant was 8.6 ± 7.9, and there was a significant positive correlation (r = 0.339, p = 0.016) between greater number of publications and a higher “adjustment” score (a measure of being even-tempered, having composure under pressure). Significant negative correlations existed between the total number of publications and the “excitable” score (a measure of being emotionally volatile) (r = −0.299, p = 0.035) as well as the “skeptical” score (measure of being sensitive to criticism) (r = −0.325, p = 0.021). The average medical school rank was 25.8, and medical school rankings were positively correlated with the “imaginative” score (r = 0.287, p = 0.044). CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to investigate the use of personality scores in the selection of neurosurgical residents. The use of personality assessments has the potential to provide insight into an applicant's future behavior as a resident and beyond. This information may be useful in the selection of neurosurgical residents and can be further used to customize the teaching of residents and for enabling them to recognize their own strengths and weaknesses for self-improvement.

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