Psychological Dimensions of Army Students Attending the US Army War College: An Analysis

Abstract

A considerable number of studies have been conducted to determine the characteristics of the American soldier. He has been scrutinized by sociologists, psychologists, nutritionists, anthropologists, and has been punched and prodded by investigators of almost every discipline imaginable to determine what makes him tick, and by so doing, to find ways and means to utilize his talents to the advantage of the Army and the soldier himself. However, there are very few studies that limit themselves exclusively to the psychological dimensions of field grade Army officers. In designing this research project, the principal motive was to determine the characteristics of individuals who will occupy top leadership positions in the Army during the late 1970's and 1980's. The following questions seemed relevant to such an undertaking: 1. What sort of a person is the Army officer who attends the US Army War College? 2. How does he compare with other groups of personnel? 3. Do the findings contain any surprises?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
ADA509997

Entities

People

  • Peter B. Petersen

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Operations
  • Directives
  • Engineers
  • Information Operations
  • Information Processing
  • Job Analysis
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Leadership Training
  • Military Operations
  • Motivation
  • Students
  • Training
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
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