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vsharma2016@my.fit.edu

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CFIs Safety Behaviors at Flight Training Schools

Keywords

CFIs, Personality Traits, Self-efficacy, Risk Perception, Safety Climate, and Safety Behaviors

Abstract

According to Aircraft Owners Pilot Association [2], approximately 63% of the accidents involving certified flight instructors (CFIs) occurred during advanced training, which involves low altitude operations, critical decision-making skills, and accurate judgement. Research in the past has demonstrated that pilots’ safety behaviors also predict their involvement in an accident or incident [6]. Many studies across various work domains have examined how factors such as personality traits, perceived risk, safety climate, and self-efficacy influence safety behaviors [1][3][4][5][6][7][8]. Studies have found that personality traits such as Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Openness, and Agreeableness were positively related to safety behaviors [3][7][11], whereas Neuroticism was negatively related to safety behaviors [3]. Past research has also shown that factors such as Self-efficacy, risk perception, and safety climate were positively related to safety behaviors [1][4][5][6]. Some studies have found that factors such as risk perception and self-efficacy either mediated or moderated the relationship between personality traits and safety behaviors [10][13]. Other studies have found that safety climate moderated the relationship between personality traits and safety behaviors [9][12]. This presentation will put forth a hypothetical model of how these factors influence safety behaviors, including the direct and indirect relationships between personality traits, self-efficacy, risk perception, safety climate, and safety behaviors of CFIs. Their implications for flight schools will also be discussed.

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Presented in Session 3 B - Research in Flight Training

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CFIs’ Safety Behaviors at Flight Training Schools: Understanding the Effects of Personality Traits, Self-Efficacy, Risk Perception, and Safety Climate

According to Aircraft Owners Pilot Association [2], approximately 63% of the accidents involving certified flight instructors (CFIs) occurred during advanced training, which involves low altitude operations, critical decision-making skills, and accurate judgement. Research in the past has demonstrated that pilots’ safety behaviors also predict their involvement in an accident or incident [6]. Many studies across various work domains have examined how factors such as personality traits, perceived risk, safety climate, and self-efficacy influence safety behaviors [1][3][4][5][6][7][8]. Studies have found that personality traits such as Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Openness, and Agreeableness were positively related to safety behaviors [3][7][11], whereas Neuroticism was negatively related to safety behaviors [3]. Past research has also shown that factors such as Self-efficacy, risk perception, and safety climate were positively related to safety behaviors [1][4][5][6]. Some studies have found that factors such as risk perception and self-efficacy either mediated or moderated the relationship between personality traits and safety behaviors [10][13]. Other studies have found that safety climate moderated the relationship between personality traits and safety behaviors [9][12]. This presentation will put forth a hypothetical model of how these factors influence safety behaviors, including the direct and indirect relationships between personality traits, self-efficacy, risk perception, safety climate, and safety behaviors of CFIs. Their implications for flight schools will also be discussed.

 

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