The Measurement of Food Attitudes and Personality Characteristics of U.S. Air Force Personnel in Alaska

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine food preferences in the context of isolated duty and the current status of available food service systems of Air Force personnel in Alaska. Methods of research included survey administration, job satisfaction measures, and the use of a personality inventory. Six isolated radar bases and two main installations were sampled. The results indicated that, in general, personnel were coping well with the environment. There were no large-scale differences between isolated and control bases relative to food preferences or satisfaction with the food service system. Differences that did exist were location specific rather than attributable to isolation per se. An analysis of food service worker job satisfaction indicated that the greatest sources of dissatisfaction centered on pay and promotions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA043011

Entities

People

  • Earl S. Stein
  • Herbert L. Meiselman

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Applied Psychology
  • Body Weight
  • Databases
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Employment
  • Factor Analysis
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Surveys
  • Vegetables

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Theoretical Analysis.