Citation

Shaw TH, Matthews G, Finomore VS, Warm JS. Proc. Hum. Factors Ergon. Soc. Annu. Meet. 2009; 53(13): 844-848.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/154193120905301301

PMID

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Abstract

In this study, personality and intelligence measures were used to predict vigilance performance and the stress associated with the performance of an abbreviated vigilance task adapted from Temple et al. (2000). Personality was measured using broad personality traits (NEO-FFI), as well as factor-analytically derived personality dimensions that yielded the four factor solution of Cognitive Disorganization, Heightened Experience, Sleep Quality, and Impulsivity. Intelligence was measured by two tests extracted from the ETS Kit of Factor-Referenced Cognitive Tests (Ekstrom et al., 1976). Stress was measured using the Dundee Stress State Questionnaire (DSSQ). Fluid intelligence and extraversion emerged as predictors for vigilance performance. With regard to stress, Neuroticism and Conscientiousness emerged as predictors for both pre- and post-task distress and worry. While the derived personality battery did not directly predict performance, the Cognitive Disorganization and Impulsivity factors predicted the stress associated with vigilance tasks.

Language: en