The Relationship of Personality Characteristics to Attrition and Performance Problems of Navy and Air Force Recruits,
Abstract
Current high levels of attrition pose a serious threat to the capability of the U.S. military services to fulfill their assigned missions. A recent comprehensive review of enlisted attrition in the U.S. Armed Forces concluded that behavior and performance problems were a major cause of attrition during the first 2 years of service; an attrition rate of approximately 10 percent occurs during recruit training. The main goal of the three studies described in this report was to investigate the relation between attrition and the personality characteristics of Navy and Air Force recruits and the development of performance problems during basic recruit training. The findings suggest that measures of anxiety, curiosity, and anger are potentially useful in predicting performance problems of military recruits. Implications for intervention and behavior modification programs are provided.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA077437
Entities
People
- Charles D. Spielberger
- Lester R. Barker
Organizations
- University of South Florida