Revision of a Questionnaire to Measure Stress and Related Aspects of Basic Training

Abstract

At the request of the Marine Corps, an investigation of both the positive and negative effects of physchological stress in basic training was begun. As a first step, a questionnaire was developed to provide situation- specific measures of stress and related facets of this setting. Results from this initial questionnaire indicated that several scales measuring specific aspects of role demands and disciplinary styles experienced by the recruits were psychologically unsatisfactory. Interviews with recruits during initial questionnaire development had indicated that these aspects of training were potentially critical determinants of recruits' reactions to their experiences. Inadequate measurement could, therefore, seriously impair efforts to meet program objectives and changes were made in these unsatisfactory scales in an effort to improve their measurement characteristics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123134

Entities

People

  • David H. Ryman
  • Marie T. Wallick
  • Ross R. Vickers

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Training
  • Consistency
  • Data Science
  • Factor Analysis
  • Group Dynamics
  • Information Science
  • Instructors
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Training
  • Perception
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Questionnaires
  • Security
  • Social Psychology
  • Statistics
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Systems Analysis and Design