Changes in Personality Traits among Candidates for Special Operations Forces
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Changes in Personality Traits among Candidates for Special Operations Forces. / Bech, Søren Christian; Dammeyer, Jesper; Liu, Jie.
I: Military Psychology, Bind 33, Nr. 3, 2021, s. 197-204.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Changes in Personality Traits among Candidates for Special Operations Forces
AU - Bech, Søren Christian
AU - Dammeyer, Jesper
AU - Liu, Jie
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This study examines the personality traits of 32 male candidates (Age: M = 27.2, SD = 4.2) who completed an eight-month intensive training program to become operators in the Danish Naval Special Warfare Group (also known as Frogmen). The Frogmen candidates completed the Big Five Inventory (BFI) the day before the start of (T1) and at the end (T2) of the training program. For comparison, first year students from the Danish Technical University 2013 (N = 192) completed the BFI at enrollment of study (T1) and one year later (T2). The results showed that Frogman candidates at T1 had significantly higher levels of Conscientiousness and Agreeableness than the university students. Relative to the university students, the Frogmen showed higher scores in Extraversion and lower scores in Neuroticism at T2 compared to T1.
AB - This study examines the personality traits of 32 male candidates (Age: M = 27.2, SD = 4.2) who completed an eight-month intensive training program to become operators in the Danish Naval Special Warfare Group (also known as Frogmen). The Frogmen candidates completed the Big Five Inventory (BFI) the day before the start of (T1) and at the end (T2) of the training program. For comparison, first year students from the Danish Technical University 2013 (N = 192) completed the BFI at enrollment of study (T1) and one year later (T2). The results showed that Frogman candidates at T1 had significantly higher levels of Conscientiousness and Agreeableness than the university students. Relative to the university students, the Frogmen showed higher scores in Extraversion and lower scores in Neuroticism at T2 compared to T1.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Elite soldiers
KW - intensive training
KW - personality changes
KW - personality traits
KW - special operations forces
U2 - 10.1080/08995605.2021.1902178
DO - 10.1080/08995605.2021.1902178
M3 - Journal article
VL - 33
SP - 197
EP - 204
JO - Military Psychology
JF - Military Psychology
SN - 0899-5605
IS - 3
ER -
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