We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
ATTITUDES PREDICTIVE OF DIVING TRAINING SUCCESS.
- Authors
Ryman, David H.; Biersner, Robert J.
- Abstract
This article deals with a study that examined attitudes that are predictive of diving training success in Diver Second Class trainees and Preliminary Underwater Demolition Team trainees. Subjects included 291 volunteers in the Navy School for Divers Second Class (DSC), 140 volunteers for Preliminary Underwater Demolition Team training (PUDT), and 117 volunteers for the Full Underwater Demolition Team (FUDT) course. Graduation from the DSC, PUDT and FUDT training programs was the major criterion. Failures were divided into three groups, those who asked to quit (Vol. Drops), those who were injured or became ill (Med. Drops), and those who failed because of miscellaneous problems (Misc. Drops). It was found that the scale developed from the Training Confidence factor was significantly related to training success and Vol. Drop in both the DSC validation and cross-validation samples, as well as the PUDT sample. The Leadership scale was associated with success and positively associated with voluntarily quitting in both the DSC validation and cross-validation samples. According to the authors, although Training Concern was related to Med. Drop in the DSC validation sample, findings was not replicated in the DSC cross-validation sample. It was concluded that factors involved in medical and miscellaneous failures may be separate and distinct from those associated with voluntarily dropping and may not be detectable in unfavorable attitudes towards training.
- Subjects
ATTITUDE (Psychology); DIVERS; UNDERWATER demolition teams; TRAINING; OCCUPATIONAL training
- Publication
Personnel Psychology, 1975, Vol 28, Issue 2, p181
- ISSN
0031-5826
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1744-6570.1975.tb01379.x