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Job requirements derived from the Position Analysis Questionnaire and validated using military aptitude test scores *
Author(s) -
CARTER ROBERT C.,
BIERSNER ROBERT J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of occupational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0305-8107
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1987.tb00263.x
Subject(s) - navy , aptitude , applied psychology , psychology , test (biology) , position (finance) , military personnel , vocational education , computer science , developmental psychology , business , paleontology , finance , biology , political science , law , pedagogy , archaeology , history
Measured mental and physical abilities of incumbents in selected US Navy jobs were compared with job requirements predicted using the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ). A significant and meaningful pattern of correlations was found between commercially available PAQ attribute predictions derived from 25 Navy jobs and mental abilities measured using the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery. Additionally, significant relationships were found between physical strength requirements of 26 Navy jobs and PAQ‐based predictions of job requirements. The results support use of the PAQ to establish differences of ability requirements among jobs. Specific applications are discussed, including use of the PAQ in research on environmental stress, derivation of the manpower requirements for equipment systems and personnel placement.