Effects of Sexual Harassment on Job Satisfaction, Retention, Cohesion, Commitment and Unit Effectiveness: The Case of the Air Force

Abstract

Focusing on 98 Air Force units, this study examines the relationship between sexual harassment, retention, unit cohesion, commitment, and unit effectiveness. Data for the analysis were drawn from the 2009 Defense Equal Opportunity Climate Surveys (DEOCS). The data were grouped by units according to AFECOID (a unit designator), and the effects of sexual harassment on job satisfaction, retention, unit effectiveness, and unit cohesion were examined. Among the findings, sexual harassment has a strong significant negative effect on perceived unit effectiveness and percent retention (at the .01 level), and a significant effect on unit cohesion (at the.05 level), but no significant effect on job satisfaction or unit commitment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1044614

Entities

People

  • Brenda L. Moore

Organizations

  • State University of New York

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Data Centers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Human Behavior
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology

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