Personal traits and a sense of job-related stress in a military aviation crew
Background/Aim. Accelerated technological and organizational changes in numerous professions lead to increase in jobrelated stress. Since these changes are particularly common in military aviation, this study examined the way military aviation crew experiences job-related stress during a regular avi...
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Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia
2011-01-01
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| author | Čabarkapa Milanko Korica Vesna Rođenkov Sanja |
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| description | Background/Aim. Accelerated technological and organizational changes in numerous professions lead to increase in jobrelated stress. Since these changes are particularly common in military aviation, this study examined the way military aviation crew experiences job-related stress during a regular aviation drill, depending on particular social-demographic factors and personal traits. Methods. The modified Cooper questionnaire was used to examine the stress related factors at work. The questionnaire was adapted for the aviation crew in the army environment. Personal characteristics were examined using the NEO-PI-R personality inventory. The study included 50 examinees (37 pilots and 13 other crew members) employed in the Serbian Army. The studies were performed during routine physical examinations at the Institute for Aviation Medicine during the year 2007. Statistical analysis of the study results contained descriptive analysis, one-way analysis of variance and correlation analysis. Results. It was shown that army aviation crew works under high stress. The highest stress value had the intrinsic factor (AS = 40.94) and role in organisation (AS = 39.92), while the lowest one had the interpersonal relationship factor (AS = 29.98). The results also showed that some social-demographic variables (such as younger examinees, shorter working experience ) and neuroticism as a personality trait, were in correlation with job-related stress. Conclusion. Stress evaluation and certain personality characteristics examination can be used for the devalopment of the basic anti-stress programs and measures in order to achieve better psychological selection, adaptation career leadership and organization of military pilots and other crew members. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8445e2b62ac2440782d892e96714613a2022-12-22T02:42:57ZengMilitary Health Department, Ministry of Defance, SerbiaVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502011-01-0168214314910.2298/VSP1102143CPersonal traits and a sense of job-related stress in a military aviation crewČabarkapa MilankoKorica VesnaRođenkov SanjaBackground/Aim. Accelerated technological and organizational changes in numerous professions lead to increase in jobrelated stress. Since these changes are particularly common in military aviation, this study examined the way military aviation crew experiences job-related stress during a regular aviation drill, depending on particular social-demographic factors and personal traits. Methods. The modified Cooper questionnaire was used to examine the stress related factors at work. The questionnaire was adapted for the aviation crew in the army environment. Personal characteristics were examined using the NEO-PI-R personality inventory. The study included 50 examinees (37 pilots and 13 other crew members) employed in the Serbian Army. The studies were performed during routine physical examinations at the Institute for Aviation Medicine during the year 2007. Statistical analysis of the study results contained descriptive analysis, one-way analysis of variance and correlation analysis. Results. It was shown that army aviation crew works under high stress. The highest stress value had the intrinsic factor (AS = 40.94) and role in organisation (AS = 39.92), while the lowest one had the interpersonal relationship factor (AS = 29.98). The results also showed that some social-demographic variables (such as younger examinees, shorter working experience ) and neuroticism as a personality trait, were in correlation with job-related stress. Conclusion. Stress evaluation and certain personality characteristics examination can be used for the devalopment of the basic anti-stress programs and measures in order to achieve better psychological selection, adaptation career leadership and organization of military pilots and other crew members.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2011/0042-84501102143C.pdfmilitary personnelpersonality testsoccupational exposurestress, psychologicalrisk factors |
| spellingShingle | Čabarkapa Milanko Korica Vesna Rođenkov Sanja Personal traits and a sense of job-related stress in a military aviation crew Vojnosanitetski Pregled military personnel personality tests occupational exposure stress, psychological risk factors |
| title | Personal traits and a sense of job-related stress in a military aviation crew |
| title_full | Personal traits and a sense of job-related stress in a military aviation crew |
| title_fullStr | Personal traits and a sense of job-related stress in a military aviation crew |
| title_full_unstemmed | Personal traits and a sense of job-related stress in a military aviation crew |
| title_short | Personal traits and a sense of job-related stress in a military aviation crew |
| title_sort | personal traits and a sense of job related stress in a military aviation crew |
| topic | military personnel personality tests occupational exposure stress, psychological risk factors |
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