Stability and Change in Dimensions of Soldier Morale

Abstract

Morale is popular construct, but its meaning is not clear. This report describes a replication study on the factor structure of morale in US army soldiers, and a more comprehensive study examining the factor structure of morale in American soldiers over time. Over a one-year period, results showed stability in some factors but somewhat different from that of soldiers stationed in the US. For all groups, seven factors emerged which tap aspects of the broad domains of morale, cohesion, and esprit. New soldiers display similar structures regardless of location or proximity to a potential battlefield. Over time, however, different structures emerge that reflect increased understanding of organizational goals, values, and social relations. Detailed factor results, including items and factor loadings, are provided.d Morale measures based on these empirical results are suggested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 16, 1989
Accession Number
ADA206855

Entities

People

  • Paul Bartone

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Classification
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Combat Support
  • Factor Analysis
  • Families (Human)
  • Group Dynamics
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Teamwork

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.