The Relationship of Family Satisfaction to Satisfaction with the Military Way of Life Among Soldiers

Abstract

This research supports The Army Family Action Plans (1984-1989) by investigating the relationship between soldiers' satisfaction with the environment for families in the Army and satisfaction with the military way of life. The report is based on a secondary analysis of the responses of a stratified random sample of 9, 198 U.S. Army personnel. The sample use is the Army sample that participated in the 1985 DoD Worldwide Survey of Officer and Enlisted Personnel. The importance of satisfaction with the environment for families to overall satisfaction with the military way of life was examined separately for officers and enlisted participants from six household types: (a) single, (b) single parent, (c) married to a military spouse with no children, (d) married to a military spouse with children, (e) married to a civilian spouse with no children, and (f) married to a civilian spouse with children. Seventeen additional variables measuring satisfaction with other military issues were used as control variables in examining this relationship, as well as the gender and pay grade of the member.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA219901

Entities

People

  • Gary L. Bowen

Organizations

  • RTI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army Personnel
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Centers
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Job Training
  • Military Families
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Personnel Management
  • Quality Of Life
  • Social Sciences
  • Statistical Analysis
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.