title: Results of the ESA study on psychological selection of astronaut candidates for Columbus Missions II:  personality assessment.
abstract: A unique composition of personality assessment methods was applied to a group of 97 ESA scientists and engineers.  This group is highly comparable to real astronaut candidates with respect to age and education.  The list of used tests includes personality questionnaires, problem solving in groups as well as a projective technique.  The study goals were: 1. Verification of psychometric qualities and applicability of tests to the target group; 2. Search for culture-fair tests by which multi-national European groups can be  examined; 3. Identification of test methods by which the   adaptability of the candidates to the psycho-social stress of long-duration space flights can be assessed.  Based on the empirical findings, a test battery was defined which can be used in the selection of ESA space personnel.
authors.affiliation: German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR), Dept. of Aviation and Space Psychology, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Goeters
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fassbender
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018480:Astronauts; D015982:Bias; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013026:Space Flight