Relationship between personality traits,self-efficacy and performance of primary flight training in military flight cadets

WEI Huaihuai; HU Hui; ZOU Mingxuan; HE Yuqing; YIN Mengxin; ZHAO Xiaodong; QIU Rui; WANG Xiuchao

doi:10.13276/j.issn.2097-1656.2025.02.019

Abstract：Objective To investigate the relationship between personality traits,self-efficacy,and flight cadet performance in primary flight training,so as to select flight-ready candidates,reduce training costs and improve training effectiveness.Methods A sample of 551 flight cadets from a unit of the Air Force was studied using personality trait scales consisting of Big Five Inventory-2 and Triarchic Model of Grit Scale and General Self-Efficacy Scale.Latent class analyses and multivariate logistic regression analyses of personality traits and self-efficacy were conducted using Mplus 8.3,and correlation analyses between flight training performance and six dimensions of personality traits and self-efficacy were conducted using SPSS 26.0.Results Firstly,three potential categories of personality traits and self-efficacy of flight cadets were obtained(category probability 0.228 68/0.495 46/0.275 86,P＜0.001).Secondly,the three potential categories could not significantly predict the performance of interview performance scores in the recruitment selection stage and the performance of flight cadets in the primary phase of flight training.However,the proportion of moderately adaptive flight cadets passing the primary phase of flight training was higher than that of sensitive-conservative flight cadets,and the difference was borderline significant(P=0.069).Finally,the validity of the Big Five Inventory-2 openness dimension and self-efficacy in predicting the corrected performance of primary flight training was r=0.129 and r=0.123,respectively(P＜0.05).Conclusion There are category differences in personality traits and self-efficacy among military flight cadets,the Big Five Inventory-2 openness dimension and self-efficacy are effective in predicting primary flight training performance,and personality trait dimensions related to flight training performance need to be further explored.