Table 1
Descriptive Statistics and Correlations for Study Variables (N = 551–901).
| M | SD | Range | Sex | Age | GMA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | |||||||||||
| Sex | – | – | – | ||||||||
| Age | 19.62 | 1.86 | 18–34 | .00 | – | ||||||
| GMA | 6.62 | 1.23 | 3–9 | –.20** | –.15** | – | |||||
| NEO-NMPI correlations | |||||||||||
| Personality | N | E | O | A | C | ||||||
| NEO N (NMPI ES) | 1.31 (5.24) | 0.42 (0.86) | 0.25–3.02 (1.73–6.93) | .15** (.19**) | –.03 (.06) | –.15** (.15**) | –.82** | .39** | –.23** | –.32** | –.41** |
| NEO E (NMPI E) | 2.71 (5.19) | 0.37 (0.74) | 1.40–3.67 (2.61–7.00) | .15** (.06) | .10** (.07*) | –.11** (–.02) | –.31** | .80** | .33** | .61** | .28** |
| NEO O (NMPI O) | 2.43 (4.83) | 0.38 (0.61) | 1.33–3.58 (2.76–6.82) | .09* (.01) | –.06 (–.05) | .18** (.15**) | –.12** | .32* | .80** | .31** | .10** |
| NEO A (NMPI A) | 2.60 (5.72) | 0.36 (0.67) | 1.08–3.60 (2.13–7.00) | .20** (.18**) | –.06 (–.08*) | –.05 (–.07) | –.08* | .02* | .08* | .62** | .27** |
| NEO C (NMPI C) | 2.93 (5.70) | 0.37 (0.68) | 1.52–3.88 (3.62–7.00) | .12** (.15**) | .01 (.02) | –.00 (–.05) | –.33** | .29** | .19** | .39** | .82** |
| NEO (NMPI) | |||||||||||
| Ratings | N(ES) | E | O | A | C | ||||||
| Interview | |||||||||||
| Role model | 6.26 | 1.67 | 1–9 | .09** | .03 | .00 | –.06 (.07) | .19** (19**) | .03 (.00) | .06 (.15**) | .09* (.10**) |
| Mental robust | 6.05 | 1.69 | 1–9 | .09** | .01 | .02 | –.11** (.13**) | .20** (.23**) | .03 (.01) | .04 (.13**) | .12** (.12**) |
| Development | 5.96 | 1.68 | 1–9 | .09** | .02 | .03 | –.07* (.08*) | .19** (.20**) | .05 (.02) | .06 (.15**) | .11** (.11**) |
| Field exercise | |||||||||||
| Role model | 5.68 | 2.07 | 1–9 | .02 | .17** | –.08 | –.00 (–.01) | .05 (.04) | –.09* (–.11*) | .04 (.02) | .03 (.04) |
| Task focus | 5.44 | 2.07 | 1–9 | .05 | .15** | –.03 | –.03 (.02) | .05 (.09*) | –.09* (–.10*) | –.02 (–.00) | .02 (.03) |
| Mental robust | 5.66 | 2.08 | 1–9 | –.02 | .17** | –.04 | –.07 (.03) | .07 (.07) | –.09* (–.10*) | –.00 (–.01) | .03 (.05) |
| Cooperation | 5.56 | 1.85 | 1–9 | .05 | .17** | –.04 | –.01 (–.00) | .08 (.06) | –.04 (–.09) | .06 (.02) | .06 (.07) |
| Development | 5.56 | 1.83 | 1–9 | .07 | .14** | –.03 | –.01 (.02) | .06 (.07) | –.03 (–.04) | .03 (.02) | .07 (.08) |
| OAR | |||||||||||
| Interview | 6.09 | 1.53 | 1–9 | –.10** | .02 | .02 | –.09* (.10**) | .21** (.23**) | .04 (.01) | .06 (.16**) | .11** (.12**) |
| Field exercise | 5.58 | 1.82 | 1–9 | .03 | .18** | –.05 | –.03 (.01) | .07 (.07) | –.08 (–.10*) | .02 (.01) | .05 (.06) |
[i] Note: Sex coded 1 = male and 2 = female; GMA = General Mental Ability; N = Neuroticism; ES = Emotional Stability; E = Extraversion; O = Openness to Experience; A = Agreeableness; C = Conscientiousness; OAR = Overall Assessment Rating; In the NEO-NMPI correlations matrix, the diagonal refers to correlations between NEO domains (row) and corresponding NMPI factors (column).
* p < .05; ** p < .01 (two-tailed).
Table 2
Summary of Hierarchical Regression Analyses for NEO domains and NMPI Factors Predicting Interview OAR and Field Selection Exercise OAR, controlling for Sex, Age, and GMA. Values within Brackets refer to Models using the NMPI.
| Selection method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interview OAR (N = 810) | Field Exercise OAR (N = 551) | |||
| Predictor | Step 1 β | Step 2 β | Step 1 β | Step 2 β |
| Sex | .11** | .09*(.09*) | .03 | .02 (.02) |
| Age | .03 | .05 (.05) | .17*** | .18***(.18***) |
| GMA | .04 | .08*(.07) | –.02 | .02 (–.01) |
| Neuroticisma | –.00 (.01) | .02 (–.04) | ||
| Extraversion | .22*** (.25***) | .11*(.17**) | ||
| Openness | –.05 (–.14**) | –.11*(–.16**) | ||
| Agreeableness | –.01 (.05) | .02 (–.02) | ||
| Conscientiousness | .06 (.03) | .03 (.05) | ||
| R2 | .01* | .06*** (.08***) | .03*** | .05** (.06***) |
| R2 change | – | .05***(.07***) | – | .02 (.03*) |
| F | 3.43*(3.23*) | 6.43***(7.94***) | 6.05***(5.70**) | 3.44**(4.08***) |
[i] Note: OAR = Overall Assessment Rating; β = Standardized regression coefficient; Sex coded 1 = male and 2 = female; GMA = General Mental Ability; aReversed in the NMPI (emotional stability).
* p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001 (two-tailed).