Fiscal Year	2015
Division	Research & Sponsored Programs
Department	Naval Research Program
Investigator(s)	Pema, Elda
Sponsor	NPS Naval Research Program (Navy)
Summary	The Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS) is a non-cognitive assessment instrument designed to measure personality traits and temperament among U.S. Navy applicants. Prior research on TAPAS finds that several TAPAS scales are significant accession predictors. Prior research also indicates that TAPAS scores predict recruit attrition in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP), above and beyond schooling, AFQT scores, and demographics. Using TAPAS as an additional personnel selection tool may contribute to a more comprehensive assessment of individual recruits. This study will examine the relationships between attrition behavior and TAPAS scores. This study will conduct a comprehensive review of TAPAS on:(1) attrition; (2) first term survival; (3) reenlistment; and (4) conduct waivers. In addition, the study will investigate the correlation between TAPAS and NCAPS scores, and compare the predictive power of these tests in order to guide policymakers toward a choice between the two instruments. Finally, the study will evaluate the relationship between TAPAS and performance. Specifically, the study will investigate the relationship between TAPAS dimensions and performance evaluations, final multiple scores, and advancement rates.
Keywords
Publications	Publications, theses (not shown) and data repositories will be added to the portal record when information is available in FAIRS and brought back to the portal
Data	Publications, theses (not shown) and data repositories will be added to the portal record when information is available in FAIRS and brought back to the portal