Organizational Stresses and Health,

Abstract

A large-scale research program, supported by the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and the Office of Naval Research, has been initiated to investigate the relative importance of individual characteristics, environmental factors, and organizational stresses in illness incidence, job satisfaction, and organizational effectiveness in naval and civilian settings. A social systems model has been developed to order the large number of variables involved, and multivariate analysis techniques will be used to evaluate individual and situational variables and their interactions. Preliminary analysis of pilot study data has provided perceived habitability dimensions and organizational climate dimensions which differentiate among three types of ships. The major study now in progress provides a comprehensive set of descriptors of naval organizations and related these variables to health, job satisfaction, and individual and group effectiveness. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA037326

Entities

People

  • E. K.Eric Gunderson
  • Saul B. Sells

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavioral Research
  • Biomedical Research
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Factor Analysis
  • Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Military Research
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Pilot Studies
  • Ships
  • Space Flight
  • Space Missions

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).