Studies On Adaptation Of Signalmen's Vocational Psychology

Psychological trait has important effects on military work. Lots of research has been done in the fields of the military while little has been done on the signalmen. The aim of this research is to discuss the relationship between mental and vocational adaptation of signalmen and to set up psychological selection standard. 469 signalmen who have worked for more than one year and 70 new telegraph operators are subjected to Pattern Number Coding Ability Test, Raven's Progress Matrices, Memory Span Test, Distribution of Attention Test, Knocking Board Test, Choice Reaction Time Test, Action Speed Test, Action Stability Test, 16PF Test, Cornell Medical Index, SAS and SDS. hi the meanwhile their supervisors appraise the performance levels based on five grades from 5,4,3,2 and I . There is a positive relationship between the intelligence of signalmen and their performance level, signalmen at different positions differ in other test. The memory span test, distribution of attention test of telegraph operators who-3-work at important station is positively related to the performance level. Meanwhile, there is a positive relationship between the knocking board test, action stability test, memory span's score of new telegraph operators and performance level. Psychological trait has an important impact on signahnen' performance level, so we can use it to select and classify the signalmen.