title: Salient personality characteristics among Navy divers.
abstract: This study evaluated the personality characteristics of U.S. Navy divers. Seventy-two active duty Navy divers completed the Million Index of Personality Styles. The sample strongly showed the traits of Enhancing. Modifying, Individuating, Thinking, and Controlling. The results are discussed in terms of adaptation to the environmental demands of military diving. Suggestions for further research are offered.
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Clinic, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-5080, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Beckman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lall
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004242:Diving / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D009326:Naval Medicine; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D014481:United States