MMPI Profiles of the Students Who Applied and Won Air Traffic Control and Pilot Training Programs at Anadolu University

Authors : Rüçhan GÖKDAĞ

Pages : 85-98

Doi:10.18037/ausbd.61768

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Publication Date : 2015-06-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Psychological tests special for measuring the fitness of candidates who want to become a pilot haven’t been developed yet. Correspondingly MMPI tests have been using for this purpose. In this research MMPI test is administered to 248 candidates who passed the elimination examination for “air traffic control” and “pilot training” departments of Anadolu University, Aviation Vocational High School in the years of 2004, 2005, and 2006. The aim of the study is to compare the students who passed the all examination and those who failed at some point of the examinations according to the 13 sub tests scores taken from MMPI test. According to the result; at the sub tests of PT (psikasteni), Mf (male- female), SC (schizophrenia) and MA (hipo-mania) scores of men are higher than the women.
Keywords : MMPI, hava trafik kontrol, pilotaj