Machismo

The belief that certain personality traits could result in potentially dangerous outcomes was first recognized in aviation, as ‘‘Arrogance got more pilots in trouble than faulty equipment” ¹⁾. Furthermore, it was even suggested that over half of the aviation disasters were related to poor pilot decision-making ²⁾. This has resulted in pilots being trained to use mitigation techniques for specific attitudes, such as machismo, impulsiveness, anxiety, antiauthority, resignation, and invulnerability, to avoid disasters ^{3) 4) 5) 6)}.

Possessing a certain degree of machismo, antiauthority and self-confidence may be required from a leader in times of emergency. Such characteristics could have favorable consequences in that they offer stability and direction to a team in a precarious situation ⁷⁾.