Naval Aviation Attrition 1950-1976: Implications for the Development of Future Research and Evaluation.

Abstract

A major reason for student voluntary withdrawal is expressed as his anxiety in the naval aviation training environment. Numerous research efforts have been conducted to analyze the relationship of anxiety to attrition. Generally, these efforts have been unsuccessful, or partially successful at best, as an objective and reliable measure of anxiety has been unavailable for use in research evaluations. A review of research literature suggests that: (a) High levels of anxiety may be causally related to performance decrement and subsequent attrition. (b) Anxiety is a behavior expression or symptom of poor or inefficient student performance in the Navy aviation training program. Both hypotheses appear to warrant further research and evaluation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA046212

Entities

People

  • Glenn R. Griffin
  • James D. Mosko

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Attrition
  • Basic Training
  • Biomedical Research
  • Flight Training
  • Information Processing
  • Instructors
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Motor Skills
  • Naval Aviation
  • Psychology
  • Psychomotor Performance
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Training Aircraft

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Theoretical Analysis.