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Table 5. Trait Score Factor Loadings for Three-Factor Model<br />

Factor Loadings<br />

Trait Name Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3<br />

1 Achievement<br />

Orientation<br />

0.93 0.15 0.26<br />

2 Self-Reliance 0.92 -0.16 0.08<br />

3 Dependability 0.53 0.67 0.35<br />

6 Social Perceptiveness -0.19 0.70 -0.07<br />

4 Sociability 0.06 0.86 0.39<br />

7 Team Orientation 0.33 0.66 0.63<br />

5 Agreeableness 0.18 0.12 0.97<br />

Note. N = 319. To obtain an acceptable sample size, test form was ignored. Loadings above .49 are boldfaced.<br />

Loadings between .30 and .49 are italicized. Loadings above .29 that are not consistent with the interpretation of<br />

the factors are in red. The three factors were interpreted as follows:<br />

Factor 1: Motivation/Skill to accomplish tasks while working independently.<br />

Factor 2: Motivation/Skill to accomplish tasks while working with other people.<br />

Factor 3: Agreeableness - pleasantness and likeability.<br />

Table 6. Correlations between Judgment and Trait Scores<br />

<strong>Military</strong> Forms Civilian Forms<br />

Trait Name 1 2 3 4 A B C D<br />

1 Achievement<br />

-.29 -.14 -.07 -.27 -.21 -.29 -.14 -.24<br />

Orientation<br />

2 Self-Reliance -.30 -.33 -.31 -.35 -.05 -.31 -.14 -.31<br />

3 Dependability -.29 -.24 -.16 -.21 .03 -.25 -.05 -.14<br />

4 Sociability -.41 -.20 -.25 .11 -.13 -.27 -.10 -.16<br />

5 Agreeableness -.37 .16 -.21 .13 .01 -.03 .09 -.03<br />

6 Social Perceptiveness -.36 -.30 .25 .07 -.09 .02 .14 .03<br />

7 Team Orientation -.28 -.21 -.20 -.02 -.04 -.09 .03 -.09<br />

Note. N = 79. Each Soldier completed only one form-pair. Boldfaced correlations (i.e., > .22) are significant at<br />

p < .05.<br />

CONCLUSIONS<br />

The results of this research show that a situational judgment test can be designed to<br />

reliably measure personality traits. Although a factor analyses demonstrated some evidence of<br />

construct validity, additional research has been planned to obtain stronger evidence. The SJT will<br />

be administered with personality measures in the near future. Later it will be administered with<br />

other personality measures as well as performance measures. The strength of using an SJT is<br />

that, in theory, it is resistant to faking. Further research would be needed to determine this.<br />

45 th Annual Conference of the <strong>International</strong> <strong>Military</strong> <strong>Testing</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />

Pensacola, Florida, 3-6 November <strong>2003</strong>

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