Team personality characteristics and performance in a simulated large-aircraft instrument control task

• Duoduo Hui

  Department of Aerospace Medical Equipment, School of Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University

• Shan Cheng

  Department of Aerospace Medical Equipment, School of Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University

• Ke Liu

  Department of Aerospace Medical Equipment, School of Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University

• Lin Cong

  Department of Aerospace Medical Equipment, School of Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University

• TaiHui Zhang

  Department of Aerospace Medical Equipment, School of Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University

• MeiQing Huang

  Department of Aerospace Medical Equipment, School of Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University

• Jin Ma

  Department of Aerospace Medical Equipment, School of Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University

• ChaoLin Teng

  Department of Aerospace Medical Equipment, School of Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University

• Wendong Hu

  Department of Aerospace Medical Equipment, School of Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University

We investigated the relationship between personality characteristics and performance on a simulated large-aircraft instrument control task. The sample comprised 155 undergraduates in China, who completed the Cattell Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire to assess personality characteristics, and were randomly allocated to one of 31 teams of five people. We used multiple regression analysis to establish a predictive model of team performance based on team personality elevation and team personality diversity integration models. The results showed that when the team personality elevation integration was used as the independent variable, an increase in rule consciousness led to improvement in team performance, whereas an increase in vigilance, dominance, and social boldness led to a deterioration in team performance. When team personality diversity integration was used as the independent variable, an increase in warmth and openness to change led to improvement in team performance, and an increase in sensitivity led to deterioration in team performance. The simulation task designed in this study provides a specific tool for research involving flight crews on large aircraft. The findings provide a theoretical reference for optimum allocation of flight crews.

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