A Methodological Examination of Wesbrook's (1980) Measure of Soldier Alienation

Abstract

Wesbrook (1980) proposed and tested the hypothesis that there is a negative correlation between sociopolitical alienation (estrangement, separation from society) and the military efficiency of the junior enlisted soldier. Alienation was measured with a 41-item questionnaire and military efficiency with commander ratings of soldiers's job performance and reliability. Results supported the hypothesis. A two part analysis of Wesbrook's work was undertaken. The first was a critical reading of the available social science literature on alienation and a detailed examination of Wesbrook's work (Holmes, Macpherson, and Fugita, in press). The other was an empirical analysis of the psychometric properties of the Wesbrook instrument. This paper reports the results of the second effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145535

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People

  • Douglas H. Macpherson
  • Douglas Holmes
  • Stephen S. Fugita

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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  • Human Systems

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  • Army
  • Consistency
  • Databases
  • Efficiency
  • Factor Analysis
  • Literature
  • Military Research
  • National Guard
  • Natural Disasters
  • New York
  • Questionnaires
  • Reliability
  • Social Sciences
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States
  • Warfare

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