A Proposal for the Revision of the U.S. Air Force Spouse Survey.

Abstract

This paper presents a proposed revision of the U.S. Air Force Spouse Survey administered by the Leadership and Management Development Center, Maxwell AFB AL. Includes a review of the literature on the family/work interface in the military, factor analyses on the Spouse Survey, and multivariate regression models predicting work variables from family variables. The regression models accounted for 12 to 55 percent of the variance using survey results from the current data bank of over 4000 military members and their spouses. New variables are suggested for inclusion in the Spouse Survey in an effort to improve its predictive ability. Recommendations: Air Force leaders should be encouraged to continue to seek ways to improve military family life. These improvements may be expensive (improved medical care, etc.) but will result in increased retention. LMDC and other Air Force agencies should continue to encourage research on the family/work interface. Officials at LMDC should revise the AFSS.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA160826

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  • M. R. Dansby

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  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Factor Analysis
  • Families (Human)
  • Inclusions
  • Leadership
  • Literature
  • Military Families
  • Personnel Management
  • Surveys

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