Disputas - Tom Hilding Skoglund

Populærvitenskapelig sammendrag av avhandlingen:

Those who serve in the Armed professions can encounter extraordinary events, such as crises and, at worst, war. Individual suitability is therefore paramount. Having served as a military psychologist and experienced the importance of human factors for safe and efficient operations, I wanted to investigate suitability evaluations more thoroughly. My main interest in this respect concerned personality psychology – capturing behavioral tendencies, for better or worse, across situations and time. This thesis investigates whether a new personality measure could aid the Norwegian Armed Forces in selecting the most suitable candidates. Findings uncovered that the measure was promising for that purpose. The personality test was reliable and valid for assessing the Big Five traits through self-report. In the thesis, I discuss perspectives related to the practical use of this measure for selecting suitable men and women. Overall, the thesis demonstrates how scientific personality psychology can aid the military and, as such, contribute to professionalizing the focus on human factors.

Hovedveileder

Professor Monica Martinussen, Regionalt kunnskapssenter for barn og unge, Nord (RKBU Nord), Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet

Biveileder

Professor Ole Boe ved Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge.

Bedømmelseskomité:

Professor Bjørn-Helge Johnsen, UiB - 1. opponent.

Docent Maria Fors Brandebo, Forsvarshögskolan, Karlstad - 2. opponent.

Førsteamanuensis Reidar Jakobsen, RKBU Nord – Leder av komite

Under prøveforelesning og disputas har komiteen et settemedlem for professor Bjørn-Helge Johnsen.

Komiteen består da av:

Docent Maria Fors Brandebo, Forsvarshögskolan, Karlstad - 1. opponent.

Førsteamanuensis Reidar Jakobsen, RKBU Nord- 2. opponent.

Førsteamanuensis June Thorvaldsen Forsberg, Regionalt kunnskapssenter for barn og unge, Nord (RKBU Nord), Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet – leder av komité.

Disputasleder: Førsteamanuensis Frode Adolfsen, Regionalt kunnskapssenter for barn og unge, Nord (RKBU Nord), Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet.