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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: 61-01768 AUTHOR: Booth, Richard F.; Berry, Newell H.
TITLE: Minority group differences in the background,
personality, and performance of Navy paramedical personnel.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1978
JOURNAL: Journal-of-Community-Psychology; 1978 Jan Vol 6(1)
60-68
ABSTRACT: A comparison of 1,091 Black, 192 Hispanic, 186
Asian, and 1,785 White individuals who entered US Navy
Hospital Corpsman and Dental Technician training revealed
significant between-group differences on a number of
aptitude, background, and personality (Comrey Personality
Scales) measures. When participants in this research were
divided into those individuals who had been fully qualified
for paramedical training (high aptitude), those who had
been only marginally qualified for training (medium
aptitude), and those who had been accepted for training
despite the fact that they had not been qualified (low
aptitude), between-group comparisons revealed that minority
group members at the low and medium aptitude levels tended
to perform better, both in training and on the job, than
did the Whites at comparable aptitude levels. The
performance of individuals with high aptitude test scores
was not related to minority group status. Findings suggest
that consideration should be given to minority group
membership
in screening candidates for these paramedical jobs and that
affirmative action programs, at least when they are
evaluated in terms of training performance and job
turnover, can produce significant benefits for the
individuals concerned and for the organization. (PsycLIT
Database Copyright 1979 American Psychological Assn, all
rights reserved)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: NAVY-PERSONNEL; PARAMEDICAL-PERSONNEL;
MILITARY-MEDICAL-PERSONNEL; JOB-PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL
EDUCATION; MINORITY-GROUPS; PERSONALITY-TRAITS; ABILITY-;
DEMOGRAPHIC-CHARACTERISTICS
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