Parental Divorce and Midshipmen Performance at the United States Naval Academy

Abstract

This study examines the relationship of parental divorce to the performance of Naval Academy Midshipman. Parental Status was determined by the ACE survey, which is completed in the plebe year. Parent Status of midshipmen is merged with Institutional Research Data to determine effects of parental divorce on midshipmen performance. For the purposes of the study, numerous aspects of performance are measured: (1) academic grade point average, (2) military grade point average, (3) conduct, (4) attrition rates, (5) participation in varsity athletics, and (6) leadership responsibilities. The common expectation is that midshipmen from divorced families will perform lower than midshipmen from intact families. Lower performance was noted in academic and military grade point averages, attrition, and participation in varsity athletics among midshipmen from divorced families. No significant difference in performance was noted in conduct or leadership responsibilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA424786

Entities

People

  • Allen M. Siegrist

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adolescents
  • Attrition
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Families (Human)
  • Human Development
  • Information Science
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Personality
  • Personality Disorders
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

Fields of Study

  • Education

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  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.