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ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY TRAITS OF NAVY DIVERS

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International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology Vol.6 Issue 2, pp 20-24,Year 2017

ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY TRAITS OF NAVY DIVERS

Shopov Nikola PhD,VazharovIvaylo PhD

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Received : 25 March 2017; Accepted : 10 April 2017 ; Published : 30 April 2017

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Little researches have been done to demonstrate the relationship between psychological condition, personality traits of divers and scuba diving. Successful divers have a profile that is positively correlated to intelligence, is characterized by a level of neuroticism that is average or below average, and score well on studies of self-sufficiency, independence and emotional stability.The profession of military diver is especially risky and requires practitioners to possess a high degree of physical and mental stability. Much of the published research has been done onUS Navy Divers, two study reported on divers inthe South African Navy, one research has been made in the Spanish Navy Diving Center. Our study compared the personality traits of military sailors (non-divers), navy divers and civilian sport divers. Tested are 258 persons (86 in each group) using the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. Compared with sailors navy divers manifest themselves as higher scores for emotional stability, weremore adventurous, more enthusiastic, group-oriented and tough minded. In comparison to thesport divers, they had highersuperego scores, were less assertive, were more practical, shrewd, grouporiented and they had a higher self-sentiment.

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Personality traits, occupational diving, navy divers

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Shopov Nikola PhD,VazharovIvaylo PhD , " Assessment Of Personality Traits Of Navy Divers ", International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology . Vol. 6, Issue 2, pp 20-24 , 2017

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