Life Path as a Predictor of Performance in the Navy: A Longitudinal Study.
Abstract
THIS STUDY INVOLVED THE FOLLOW-UP OF 1500 RECRUITS AT THE Navy Recruit Training Centers during the early part of 1977, and the collection and analysis of new data on the 750 first-term enlistees stationed at three Naval air stations during the spring of 1978. The purposes of this study were to further refine the LPQ and instruments which had been previously developed to measure military performance; and to determine the extent to which LPQ was related to attrition and performance among the 1977 recruit sample, and performance among the 1978 air station respondents. As a result of the study it was found that we could reduce the number of items in constructing the LPQ scales while at the same time increase explanatory power of the scales. The LPQ scales were shown to have significant relationships with both attrition and job performance. However, not all the items which had a significant effect on attrition had a significant effect on job performance, and in turn, not all items which had a significant effect on job performance had a significant effect on attrition. Some items had a significant effect on both attrition and performance. Attrition and job performance appeared to be distinct phenomena. The reasons why an individual left the Navy were not necessarily the same reasons for poor job performance. Different LPQ scales were constructed for predicting attrition and job performance.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA087233
Entities
People
- Johnnie Daniel