The personality characteristics of 15 male Army helicopter pilots were ascertained by means of the MMPI and compared to those of 16 male nonpilot Army Officers. The pilots manifested more pathology than nonpilots for the significant data, as evidenced by significantly higher scores on the Hypochondriasis, Depression, Hysteria, Psychasthenia, and Social Introversion-Extroversion scales.
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