Recruiter Stress: An Experiment Using Text-messages as a Stress Intervention

Abstract

With the growing prevalence of cell phones in the United States, researchers have begun investigating their use for interventions such as behavioral modification. In early 2010, Navy Operational Stress Control requested a study evaluating the use of text messaging as a means for reducing stress levels of Navy recruiters. The study divided recruiters into three groups: a control group, an email experimental group, and a text-messaging experimental group. Stress levels of all three groups were assessed at the beginning and end of the three month experiment. This annotated brief presents the stress levels of recruiters, the experimental conditions that were created, and the results of that experiment as they relate to those stress levels, as well as suggestions for future use of emails and text messaging for stress intervention.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA579196

Entities

People

  • Evangeline M. Clewis
  • Zannette A. Uriell

Organizations

  • Navy Personnel Research, Studies, and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Communication Channels
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Instructors
  • Internet
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Mobile Phones
  • Naval Personnel
  • Recreation
  • Students
  • Text Messaging
  • Video Games
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Systems Analysis and Design