Individual differences in vigilance: Personality, ability and states of stress

Tyler H. Shaw; Gerald Matthews; Joel S. Warm; Victor S. Finomore; Leanne Silverman; Paul T. Costa

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2010.02.007

Individual differences in vigilance: Personality, ability and states of stress

Tyler H. Shaw, Gerald Matthews, Joel S. Warm, Victor S. Finomore, Leanne Silverman, Paul T. Costa

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Abstract

Vigilance is notoriously hard to predict from personality measures. This study adopted a new multivariate approach based on attentional resource theory. Measures were taken of the Five Factor Model (FFM), more narrowly-defined 'cognitive-energetic' traits, cognitive ability and stress and coping scales. Participants (210) performed one of two related high-workload visual vigilance tasks. Results showed that personality traits were weak predictors of correct detection rate, although extraversion was negatively correlated with performance. Ability, subjective task engagement and coping scales were more strongly associated with vigilance. However, both the FFM and cognitive-energetic factors related to subjective states experienced during performance. Data support multivariate approaches to the prediction of vigilance based on attentional resource theory.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	297-308
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Research in Personality
Volume	44
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2010.02.007
State	Published - Jun 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ability
Attentional resources
Extraversion
Five Factor Model
Mood
Stress
Sustained attention
Vigilance

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Social Psychology
General Psychology

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