Is There Such a Thing As Overall Satisfaction with Military Life? A factor Analysis of Marine Corps Data

Abstract

This research contribution attempts to determine the number of dimensions in which satisfaction with military life should be measured. The analysis used a correlation matrix of satisfaction measures for Marine respondents to the 1985 DOD Member Survey and performed a standard factor analysis on that matrix. Three distinct dimensions of Marine satisfaction, having to do with personal fulfillment in the military, military family stability, and military fringe benefits, were identified. Keywords: Benefits, Factor analysis, Families (Human), Job satisfaction, Marine corps personnel, Personnel retention, Problems, Statistical analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADB126246

Entities

People

  • Edward S. Cavin

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Administrative Personnel
  • Classification
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Factor Analysis
  • Fringe Benefits
  • Human Behavior
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys
  • Training

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