The psychological coping, learning potential and career preferences profiles of operational force military candidates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15347151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marié de Beer (University of South Africa, corresponding author), Adelai Van Heerden (0000-0002-8354-6273, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33-40 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14330237.2016.1250427 |
| OpenAlex | W2616592540 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 33 |
The aim of this study was to profile the psychological coping, learning potential and career-related interests of 251 candidates for operational force military selection for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) – 26 of whom were successful in the selection. Data on their sense of meaning, learning potential and career-related interest were gathered using standardised measures supplemented with open-ended responses. The data were analysed to compare the profiles of the successful candidates against those not selected. The selected group showed significantly higher mean scores on meaningfulness and learning potential, and lower scores for career-related interest in law and medicine. Findings suggest that psychological coping, learning potential and career-related preference information can be used to refine the selection of operational force military candidates
Coping (psychology · Military personnel · Political science · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Health, psychology, and well-being · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |