Preliminary Analysis of the Impact of Army and Family Factors on Unit Readiness

Abstract

The Army Family Research Program (AFRP) was initiated in the fall of 1986 in part to examine the role that families play in unit readiness. The core of the research was a large-scale survey of Army soldiers and their units. To determine the impact of family and Army factors on readiness, a series of analyses was conducted to reduce the number of survey variables to a subset that more parsimoniously accounted for the observed variation in measures of unit readiness. The variable reduction was conducted through factor analyses and hierarchical multiple regression analyses. The reduced set variables were analyzed using LISREL in the framework of a simplified model of unit readiness. The results of the analyses suggest that the most important family-related factor in unit readiness is the support unit leaders provide to soldiers and their families.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA259200

Entities

People

  • Ani S. Difazio
  • Robert Sadacca
  • Rodney A. McCloy

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Army Personnel
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Factor Analysis
  • Families (Human)
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Regression Analysis
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • Surveys
  • Training
  • United States

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