• Big Five Personality Profiles in the Norwegian Special Operations Forces 

      Skoglund, Tom Hilding; Brekke, Thor-Håvard; Steder, Frank Brundtland; Boe, Ole (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-05)
      This study is the first to report on Big Five personality traits of employees in the Norwegian military Special Operations Forces (NORSOF). Three research questions were formulated for this study, aiming to investigate (1) whether age, number of combat-deployments and rank (OR/OF) had an impact on the personalities of NORSOF employees, (2) possible personality differences between personnel organized ...
    • Candidate Personality Traits Associated with Ratings in a Military Officer Selection Setting 

      Skoglund, Tom Hilding; Fosse, Thomas Hol; Lang-Ree, Ole Christian; Martinsen, Øyvind Lund; Martinussen, Monica (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-01)
      While studies of the relationship between applicant personality and selection assessment ratings are widespread within personnel psychology, studies on military samples are scarcer. The current study aimed to investigate the associations between the Five-Factor Model of personality and ratings in (1) a military selection interview and (2) a field selection exercise simulating a war-like scenario. ...
    • The psychometric properties and norm data of the Norwegian military personality inventory (NMPI) 

      Nordmo, Morten; Skoglund, Tom Hilding; Lang-Ree, Ole Christian; Austad, Sara Kasia; Martinussen, Monica (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-16)
      The five-factor structure is a well-established model for personality. The five traits covary with job-performance and work-relevant outcomes. The practical administration of existing big-five measurement scales is, however, somewhat limited, in a Norwegian setting, as existing scales are impractically large or have unknown psychometric properties. Because of this, a new brief Norwegian personality ...
    • A short-form personality measure for military personnel selection: Psychometric investigation and perspectives on usage 

      Skoglund, Tom Hilding (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2022-05-20)
      This doctoral thesis aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties and the practical use of a newly developed self-report personality measure for the Armed Forces, the Norwegian Military Personality Inventory (NMPI). Three published studies contributed to this end. Study 1 explored associations between candidate personality traits and leadership competency ratings at an officer selection program. ...