Personality Types of Student Pilots Admitted to the Aviation Flight Program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a statistically significant common personality type or common combinations of type within the personality profiles among 83 students who enrolled in the Aviation Flight Department at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC). The Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory (MBTI) was the instrument used to determine student's personality types. Basic information including age, sex, high school grade point average and ACT scores were also collected. Data collected were analyzed using a chi-square (χ²) distribution to determine whether there was a statistical significant difference between the MBTI types of the Aviation Flight student population and the general population. The study revealed several personality types and personality type combinations among the students to have a statistical departure from the general population implying that there are personality types or combinations of type of students interested in becoming a professional pilot.

Personality types of pilot students: A study of an Australian collegiate aviation program

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“…Some studies do not go as far as measuring performance, but rather seek the use of a simple personality inventory such as the MBTI to help understand if there is a significant personality type within the population being studied (Roen, 1991;Robertson & Putnam, 2008). These studies have focused their attention on civil student pilot populations as to help better understand selection and recommend future studies that involve student pilots to include performance measurements (Robertson & Putnam, 2008).…”

“…These studies have focused their attention on civil student pilot populations as to help better understand selection and recommend future studies that involve student pilots to include performance measurements (Robertson & Putnam, 2008).…”

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“…The ISTJ individual is characterized as hardworking, practical, logical in approaching problems, and able to thrive in a structured organization such as the military. The MBTI personality types of 83 students enrolled in a university flight program were compared the results to the general population (Robertson & Putnam, 2008). There was a statistically higher percentage of four personality types (ISTP, 12.1%, ENTP, 9.6%, INFP, 9.6%, and INTJ, 7.2%) relative to the general population, all of which are characterized as alert and quick to see patterns or possibilities (Myers & McCaulley, 1985).…”

Personal Characteristics and Performance of Pilot in the Indonesian Naval Aviation Center: Meta-Analysis Study

“…If there are mistakes in work (disciplinary violations) that they have committed or which are their responsibility, they will accept the consequences ranging from disciplinary action to the violation which then affects their performance evaluation which can affect their career path in the future (Packard, 2019). On the other hand, there is the concept of the new professionalism introduced by Stepan, who views the military as a group that has and plays a comprehensive role in society and development (Robertson & Putnam, 2008). Here, the role of the military is expanded to deal with threats from outside and within the country, especially in underdeveloped countries (Smith et al, 2016).…”