The Use of Preenlistment Variables to Predict the Attrition of Navy Female Enlistees

Abstract

Although the attrition rate for first-term enlisted women has been decreasing, it is still unacceptable to the Navy. The purpose of the present study was to conduct the exploratory research necessary to develop a questionnaire for screening female applicants. Attrition factors were identified from interviews and from research on turnover, mental health, sex roles, and vocational choice. These factors were used to construct two experimental questionnaires (QUEST 1 and QUEST 2). One or the other of the questionnaires was administered to each of 997 female recruits. Empirical keying was employed to create 'response-option' scales to predict attrition, which were then validated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA075143

Entities

People

  • Constance Blankenship
  • Gerry L. Wilcove
  • Patricia J. Thomas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Educational Psychology
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Instructors
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Pain
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.