The Impact of Proactive Personality and Cognitive Flexibility on Situational Judgment among Student Pilots in China

摘要

The present study was to investigate the effect of proactive personality (PAP) and cognitive flexibility (CF) on the student pilots' situational judgment. This study was based on a sample of 222 student pilots from Civil Aviation Flight University of China. The results showed that proactive personality directly affected student pilots' situational judgment. Cognitive flexibility had the moderating effect on the relationship between PAP and situational judgment. Implications of the study as well as future research directions on the study of student pilot’s situational judgment are discussed.