Psychological Assessment for Bus Captain Selection

Nga Man; Siu Shing Man; Tingru Zhang; Wing Hong Chan; Alan Hoi Shou Chan

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-74611-7_15

Author(s)

Nga Man
Siu Shing Man
Tingru Zhang
Wing Hong Chan
Alan Hoi Shou Chan

Related Research Unit(s)

Department of Advanced Design and Systems Engineering

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)
Subtitle of host publication	Volume IV: Healthcare and Healthy Work
Editors	Nancy L. Black, W. Patrick Neumann, Ian Noy
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	106-111
Volume	IV
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030746117
ISBN (Print)	9783030746100
Publication status	Published - 2021

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	222
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Title	21st Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)
Location	Virtual
Period	13 - 18 June 2021

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DOI	DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74611-7_15 Final Published version
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Abstract

Bus drivers are parts of a safe transport environment. By selecting suitable humans for driving tasks, a work environment that boosts productivity and minimizes safety issues may be created. This paper reports the development and validation of the Bus Captain Aptitude Test (BCAT) for screening out bus captain applicants who have an inclination to drive aggressively in job selection process. The BCAT consists of 55 questionnaire items based on seven psychological factors which are considered as possible influencers of the disciplinary performance of drivers. A total of 387 bus captains are involved in completing the BCAT. The reliability assessment results show that the internal consistency reliability for all the seven factors in the BCAT is acceptable. Amongst the seven factors, the ‘impulsivity’ factor is significantly and negatively correlated with the disciplinary performance of the existing bus captains, implying a moderate level of the criterion-related validity of the BCAT. The results of reliability assessment and validity testing of the BCAT suggested that it is a psychologically sound instrument for effective bus captain selection.

Research Area(s)

Aptitude test, Occupational drivers, Psychological factors

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Citation Format(s)

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Psychological Assessment for Bus Captain Selection. / Man, Nga; Man, Siu Shing; Zhang, Tingru; Chan, Wing Hong; Chan, Alan Hoi Shou.

Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021): Volume IV: Healthcare and Healthy Work. ed. / Nancy L. Black; W. Patrick Neumann; Ian Noy. Vol. IV Cham : Springer, 2021. p. 106-111 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 222).

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Man, N, Man, SS, Zhang, T, Chan, WH & Chan, AHS 2021, Psychological Assessment for Bus Captain Selection. in NL Black, WP Neumann & I Noy (eds), Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021): Volume IV: Healthcare and Healthy Work. vol. IV, Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 222, Springer, Cham, pp. 106-111, 21st Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021), 13/06/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74611-7_15

Man, N., Man, S. S., Zhang, T., Chan, W. H., & Chan, A. H. S. (2021). Psychological Assessment for Bus Captain Selection. In N. L. Black, W. P. Neumann, & I. Noy (Eds.), Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021): Volume IV: Healthcare and Healthy Work (Vol. IV, pp. 106-111). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 222). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74611-7_15

Man N, Man SS, Zhang T, Chan WH, Chan AHS. Psychological Assessment for Bus Captain Selection. In Black NL, Neumann WP, Noy I, editors, Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021): Volume IV: Healthcare and Healthy Work. Vol. IV. Cham: Springer. 2021. p. 106-111. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74611-7_15

Man, Nga ; Man, Siu Shing ; Zhang, Tingru ; Chan, Wing Hong ; Chan, Alan Hoi Shou. / Psychological Assessment for Bus Captain Selection. Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021): Volume IV: Healthcare and Healthy Work. editor / Nancy L. Black ; W. Patrick Neumann ; Ian Noy. Vol. IV Cham : Springer, 2021. pp. 106-111 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).