Factors Affecting the Stability of Job Attitudes in Long-Term Isolated Groups

Job attitudes of participants in the U.S. Antarctic research program were measured on three occasions over 18 months. Subjects were 231 Navy enlisted men and 140 civilian scientists and technicians. Job morale and job importance measures were compared for the scientist group and the Navy group. Navy...

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Main Authors: Ryman, D. H., Gunderson, E. E.
Other Authors: NAVY MEDICAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH UNIT SAN DIEGO CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
Psychology
*ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
*MORALE
*CONFINED ENVIRONMENTS
STABILITY
TEST METHODS
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
JOB ANALYSIS
FACTOR ANALYSIS
SCIENTISTS
TIME STUDIES
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
CORRELATION TECHNIQUES
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
ATTRITION
NAVAL PERSONNEL
ISOLATION
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0766452
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0766452
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Summary:Job attitudes of participants in the U.S. Antarctic research program were measured on three occasions over 18 months. Subjects were 231 Navy enlisted men and 140 civilian scientists and technicians. Job morale and job importance measures were compared for the scientist group and the Navy group. Navy men appeared to show significant deterioration in morale through the winter while scientists did not. Occupational role was seen to be an important determinant of job attitudes during long-term isolation. (Modified author abstract)

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