title: [Models of confirmatory factor analysis of the emotional stability criteria of flying students].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To established models of confirmatory factor analysis of the emotional stability criteria of flying students, and to provide an available criteria tool for evaluating the emotional stability.
  
  
  METHODS
  "Criterion Assessment Scale of Emotional Stability of Flying Cadets" (ACSEFC) including 9 items were compiled first by interviewing with skillful pilots or flying instructors, and then the emotional stability of 153 flying students was evaluated by these pilots or instructors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were high level (P<0.05) of correlation coefficients between 8 items except for item 1; three-factor design appears to be the best choice for the nine items by exploratory factor analysis; model 4 appears to have the best effect by confirmatory factor analysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The evaluation of emotional stability of flying students can be divided into 3 parts: general manifest emotion, tense before flying and flying emotion stability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. psych@fmmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Dan-min
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Jing-sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Xu-feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wei-fen
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ji-qing
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001359:Aviation; D004644:Emotions; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires