Well Being and Distress Among Drill Sergeants: Civilian and Military Comparisons and the Role of Social Support,

Abstract

This study compares civilian and military scores on the General Well-Being (GWB) schedule of Dupuy (1978). Civilian data derive from a national sample of American adults interviewed during the National Center for Health Statistics' (NCHS) Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HANES), wave 1 (NCHS, 1979). Military data derive from a study of drill sergeant stress which surveyed drill and non-drill Non-commissioned officers (NCO's) from the same training posts (Vernon, Marlowe, Datel, & Holloway, 1980). Military scores on the GWB were lower than civilians' socres; drill sergeants had lower scores than non-drill NCO's. In both studies, high levels of social support had pervasive direct ameliorating effects on distress. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP003265

Entities

People

  • C. M. Carney

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Colorado
  • Department Of Defense
  • Nutrition
  • Psychology
  • Training

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