Psychometric Assessment and Refinement of the Homecoming Issues Inventory of the Human Dimensions of Operations (HDO) project
Abstract
The Homecoming Issues scale, developed by the Directorate of Human Resources Research and Evaluation (DHRRE) in support of the Human Dimensions of Operations (HDO) project, is designed to assess aspects relevant to the homecoming experience of Canadian Forces (CF) peacekeepers. The Homecoming Issues scale was distributed as part of the HDO's Postdeployment Questionnaire to 202 CF peacekeepers who had recently returned from a peace support operation in Bosnia. An initial review of the items comprising the Homecoming Issues scale led to the decision to separate the scale into three subcomponents: Homecoming Attitudes (HCA), Homecoming Events (HCE), and Homecoming Support (HCS). Next, we determined the psychometric soundness of the HCA and the HCS scales via a series of factor and reliability analyses. The HCE scale was categorical in nature and so was not amenable to similar psychometric analyses. Thus, data obtained from this scale were used to assess the proportion of returning peacekeepers that had experienced a variety of homecoming events.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA382372
Entities
People
- L. Pasto
- Matthew P. Thompson
Organizations
- Defence Research and Development Canada