Role Of Social Networks In Resilience Of Naval Recruits: A Quantitative Analysis

Abstract

The overall purpose of this study is to make a connection between the positive energy levels of Navy recruits and their resilience. We also want to understand the patterns of social networks that might help identify and improve resilience. This study hypothesizes that groups receiving positively framed resilience interventions were more likely to show higher levels of resilience than control groups. Data for this project comes from the Navys Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes and comprises 1,297 total surveys from a total of eight divisions of recruits at two different time periods. Quantitative analyses using surveys and network data examine the effects of positive energy on recruit resilience within the social networks. The findings of this research suggest that there is a relationship between positive energy networks and resilience. This research serves as a foundation for future research on social networks in the U.S. Navy and provides some recommendations for future work to extend the study on resilience.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1026866

Entities

People

  • Andrea M. Watling

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Basic Training
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • California
  • Education
  • Energy Levels
  • Great Lakes
  • Intervention
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Military Training
  • Psychology
  • Social Networks
  • Social Psychology
  • Teamwork
  • Training
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design