GLOBAL PREDICTORS OF THE MILITARY STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE

Authors

  • Pablo Domingo Depaula Secretaría de Investigación del Colegio Militar de la Nación

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v6i1.72

Keywords:

personality styles, performance, cultural intelligence, skills

Abstract

The aim of this research is to evaluate the performance resulting from the training of a sample composed by 400 military students. A cross-sectional study and a linear regression analysis, aimed at determining if certain variables could predict the students’ performance, were performed. It can be concluded that responsibility, strong will, and a reflexive-motivational cultural intelligence can predict optimal performance. On the other hand, a laissez-faire leadership style indicates a negative performance while the cognitive cultural intelligence is a prospective predictor in group leadership and in supervised sub-training.

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Published

2012-11-30

How to Cite

Depaula, P. D. (2012). GLOBAL PREDICTORS OF THE MILITARY STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE. Ciencias Psicológicas, 6(1), 135–148. https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v6i1.72

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