Career Decisions of Dual Career Couples: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the U.S. Army

Abstract

This paper analyzes career decisions of dual career soldiers in the U.S. Army. A survey of these soldiers was conducted in 1985. The results of a probit model reveal that Army career intentions are related to the economic variables on family income and car payments, the psychological variables on career commitments, and the sociological variables on family happiness, spouse's decision to stay, and family size. Keywords: Retention, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Families, Probit model, Dual careerists.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA206983

Entities

People

  • Hyder A. Lakhani

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economics
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Family Size
  • Literature Surveys
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

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