Individual and Situational Predictors of Illness,
Abstract
Individual characteristics and perceptions of living and working conditions aboard ship were correlated with illness rates during overseas deployments of 17 naval combat ships. Organizational effect measures were derived from individual ratings of the environment by using mean scores for organizational subunits. These mean scores predicted illness better than individual ratings. Organization-free illness rates were constructed by subtracting mean illness rates for organizational units from individual illness rates. Among organizational effect predictors, working conditions and personnel services were most highly correlated with differences in total illness rates. Valid predictors differed for clusters of specific illnesses. Environmental ratings were lined to actual physical characteristics of the environment and made an important contribution to prediction of illness independent of individual characteristics such as age.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA013060
Entities
People
- E. K.Eric Gunderson
- William Pugh
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center