@article{, title = {Personality studies in aircrew: An overview}, author = {A, Ganesh and Joseph, Catherine}, abstract = { Personality traits determine how an individual reacts to different events and situations. The pilot’s personality and its influence on flying performance have an important bearing on flight safety. The study of personality in pilots began to fulfil the demands of the World Wars and concentrated on issues related to selection and training. Present day criteria comprise of “select in” and “select out” tests. The right people who have desirable personality traits for the job are selected and those individuals with abnormal behaviour and mental disorders are disqualified. If required, later evaluation needs to address not aeronautically adaptable traits and failing aviator syndrome traits. Personality studies in trying to provide a “typical” pilot profile have portrayed a number of different facets, which shows, there is no single personality type, which can be considered successful. The determination of personality comparison of female versus male pilots indicates differences. More recent studies suggest that personality interacts with flying performance and could be one of the many factors, which contribute to accidents or incidents. Interpersonal relationships and individual contribution to teamwork are important aspects of personality manifested in crew resource management. Crew interaction styles are related to stress coping strategies, which are found to be more action oriented in pilots. Future research needs to substantiate the possible interactive effects of training, operational stressors and personality as determinants of operational performance. }, volume = 49, journal = {Indian Journal of Aerospace Medicine}, issn = {0970-6666}, issn = {2582-5348}, }