@article{ref1,
title="Predicting battlefield vigilance: a multivariate approach to assessment of attentional resources",
journal="Ergonomics",
year="2014",
author="Matthews, Gerald and Warm, Joel S. and Shaw, Tyler H. and Finomore, Victor S.",
volume="57",
number="6",
pages="856-875",
abstract="Technological innovation increasingly requires operators in various applied settings to maintain vigilance for extended periods. However, standard psychometric tests typically predict less than 10% of performance variance. The present study (N = 462) aimed to apply the resource theory of sustained attention to construct a multivariate test battery for predicting battlefield vigilance. The battery included cognitive ability tests, a high-workload short vigilance task and subjective measures of stress response. Four versions of a 60- min simulated military battlefield monitoring task were constructed to represent different operational requirements. The test battery predicted 24-44% of criterion variance, depending on task version, suggesting that it may identify vigilant operators in military and other applied contexts. A multiple-groups path analysis showed that relationships between ability and vigilance were moderated by working memory demands. <br><br>FINDINGS are consistent with a diffuse theoretical concept of 'resources' in which performance energisation depends on multiple, loosely coupled processes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0014-0139",
doi="10.1080/00140139.2014.899630",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2014.899630"
}