scholarly journals The influence of military identity on work engagement and burnout in the norwegian army rapid reaction force

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rino Bandlitz Johansen ◽  
Monica Martinussen ◽  
Nils Kvilvang
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Reaction Force ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Reaction Forces ◽  
Rapid Reaction ◽  
Army Personnel

Abstract The present study examined the influence of military identity on work engagement and burnout among members in the Norwegian Army Rapid Reaction Forces (RRF). Hierarchical regression analyses found work engagement to be predicted by military identity (positively so by professionalism, and negatively by individualism), with individualism also predicting burnout. This is the first study to examine the unique influence of military identity on burnout and engagement among operational army personnel in the Norwegian Armed Forces.

scholarly journals Personality, Job Resources, and Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Volunteer Engagement in Non-Governmental Organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-89
Author(s):  
Magdalena Kossowska ◽  
Mariola Łaguna
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Work Design ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
General Self Efficacy ◽  
Volunteer Engagement

Abstract As volunteer engagement in non-governmental organizations vary between individuals, it is vital to get to know its predictors. It can be of profit to volunteers and the ones who profit from their activities. The aim of present study was to examine a model explaining volunteer engagement examining volunteer self-efficacy as a mediator and personality traits, job resources (skill variety and autonomy) as its predictors. Respondents (N = 165) were asked to fill in questionnaires accessible online. Those consisted of demographic questions as well as Ten-item Personality Inventory (TIPI), and three measures adjusted to volunteer environment: Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), and Work Engagement Scale (UWES). Results. Results of hierarchical regression analyses showed that conscientiousness, skill variety and self-efficacy are statistically significant predictors of volunteer engagement. It was shown that the effects of conscientiousness and skill variety on volunteer engagement are mediated by volunteer self-efficacy.

scholarly journals Determinants of Work Engagement for TNI-AD (Indonesian Armed Forces - Army) Personnel [Determinan Keterikatan Kerja Personel Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)]

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aulia Aulia ◽  
Aftoni Sutanto ◽  
Abdul Choliq Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Army Personnel

Work engagement is one of the important factors in the environment of an organization, because the positive impact of work engagement has a very significant influence on personal or organizational performance. This research was aimed at determining, in an empirical way, the connections between love of work, self-efficacy and the perception of organizational support, and military work engagement. The research used quantitative methods, and the methods of collection were in the form of scales, of the love of work, self-efficacy, the perception of organizational support, and work engagement. The population used for the research comprised all of the Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD - Indonesian Armed Forces - Army) personnel of Komando Distrik Militer (Kodim - Military District Command) X (not the real designation), between 35 and 60 years of age, of a range of ranks, with a minimum of 10 years of work experience. The sample data collection technique in the research employed probability, that being disproportioned stratified random sampling. The analysis technique for the research was that of multiple regression analysis. The results of the analysis indicated that love of work, self-efficacy and the perception of organizational support, jointly, have significant connections with a Regression Coefficient of R = .525, with the variables of love of work, self-efficacy, and perception of organizational support jointly making an effective contribution to the work engagement of the military personnel of Kodim X, that being 27.5%.   Keterikatan kerja adalah salah satu faktor penting dalam lingkup organisasi, karena dampak positif dari keterikatan kerja berpengaruh sangat signifikan terhadap kinerja pribadi ataupun organisasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui secara empirik hubungan cinta pekerjaan, efikasi diri, dan persepsi dukungan organisasi terhadap keterikatan kerja tentara. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dan alat pengumpulan data adalah skala, yang meliputi skala cinta pekerjaan, efikasi diri, persepsi dukungan organisasi, dan keterikatan kerja. Populasi yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu seluruh personel Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD) di Komando Distrik Militer (Kodim) X yang berusia 35-60 tahun, dari berbagai jenis kepangkatan, dengan minimal masa kerja adalah 10 tahun, sementara teknik pengambilan sampel pada penelitian ini menggunakan probability yaitu disproportioned stratified random sampling. Teknik analisis data pada penelitian ini menggunakan analisis regresi berganda. Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa secara bersama-sama cinta pekerjaan, efikasi diri, dan persepsi dukungan organisasi memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan koefisien regresi sebesar R = 0,525, dengan sumbangan efektif dari variabel cinta pekerjaan, efikasi diri, dan persepsi dukungan organisasi secara bersama-sama terhadap keterikatan kerja tentara di Kodim X adalah sebesar 27,5%.   Received 3 August 2019; Accepted 30 September 2019; Published 25 October 2019.

Work-related ill- and well-being among Finnish sport coaches: Exploring the relationships between job demands, job resources, burnout and work engagement

2020 ◽  
pp. 174795412096779
Author(s):  
Satu S Kaski ◽  
Ulla Kinnunen
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Sport Coaches ◽  
Job Demands And Resources

Objective This research examined the work-related ill- and well-being of Finnish sport coaches and the associations of job demands and resources with burnout and work engagement. Our study was based on the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model. The JD-R model proposes that job demands relate especially to burnout and job resources relate especially to work engagement. Methods Finnish coaches (N = 499) within top-level sports completed a questionnaire measuring burnout, work engagement, job demands and resources. Results The results of hierarchical regression analyses showed that burnout was explained with job demands, but also lack of job resources added the explanation rate almost equally. The most important single contributor to burnout was lack of positive challenge at work. Work engagement was explained by job resources, from which positive challenge at work together with mastery of work were the strongest contributors. In addition, decision demands contributed slightly to the explanation of work engagement. Conclusions The results suggest that in the work of sport coaches, job resources or lack of them are more essential than job demands to explain both burnout and work engagement.

In Search of the Prosocial Personality

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Wertag ◽  
Denis Bratko
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Prosocial behavior is intended to benefit others rather than oneself and is positively linked to personality traits such as Agreeableness and Honesty-Humility, and usually negatively to the Dark Triad traits (i.e., Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy). However, a significant proportion of the research in this area is conducted solely on self-report measures of prosocial behavior. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between prosociality and the basic (i.e., HEXACO) and dark personality traits, comparing their contribution in predicting both self-reported prosociality and prosocial behavior. Results of the hierarchical regression analyses showed that the Dark Triad traits explain prosociality and prosocial behavior above and beyond the HEXACO traits, emphasizing the importance of the Dark Triad in the personality space.

Perceived Realism of Television Medical Dramas and Perceptions About Physicians

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunyi Cho ◽  
Kari Wilson ◽  
Jounghwa Choi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Perceived Realism ◽  
Medical Dramas ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Different Dimensions

This study investigated whether and how dimensions of perceived realism of television medical dramas are linked to perceptions of physicians. The three dimensions of perceived realism were considered: plausibility, typicality, and narrative consistency. Data from a survey of college students were examined with confirmatory factor analyses and hierarchical regression analyses. Across the three dramas (ER, Grey’s Anatomy, and House), narrative consistency predicted positive perceptions about physicians. Perceived plausibility and typicality of the medical dramas showed no significant association with perceptions about physicians. These results illustrate the importance of distinguishing different dimensions of perceived realism and the importance of narrative consistency in influencing social beliefs.

EDUCATIONAL-TRAINING FACILITIES OF GROUND US FORCES

2019 ◽  
pp. 168-176
Author(s):  
D.B. Izyumov ◽  
E.L. Kondratyuk
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Us Army ◽  
The Us ◽  
Level Of Training ◽  
Army Personnel

The article discusses issues related to the development and use of training means and facilities in order to improve the level of training of US Army personnel. An overview of the main simulators used in the US Armed Forces at present is given, and the prospects for the development of the United States in this area are presented.

scholarly journals Running ground reaction forces across footwear conditions are predicted from the motion of two body mass components

2019 ◽  
Vol 126 (5) ◽  
pp. 1315-1325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew B. Udofa ◽  
Kenneth P. Clark ◽  
Laurence J. Ryan ◽  
Peter G. Weyand
Keyword(s):  
Ground Reaction Force ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Reaction Force ◽  
Ground Reaction Forces ◽  
Vertical Ground Reaction Force ◽  
Time Patterns ◽  
Foot Strike ◽  
Reaction Forces ◽  
Vertical Ground ◽  
Force Time

Although running shoes alter foot-ground reaction forces, particularly during impact, how they do so is incompletely understood. Here, we hypothesized that footwear effects on running ground reaction force-time patterns can be accurately predicted from the motion of two components of the body’s mass (mb): the contacting lower-limb (m1 = 0.08mb) and the remainder (m2 = 0.92mb). Simultaneous motion and vertical ground reaction force-time data were acquired at 1,000 Hz from eight uninstructed subjects running on a force-instrumented treadmill at 4.0 and 7.0 m/s under four footwear conditions: barefoot, minimal sole, thin sole, and thick sole. Vertical ground reaction force-time patterns were generated from the two-mass model using body mass and footfall-specific measures of contact time, aerial time, and lower-limb impact deceleration. Model force-time patterns generated using the empirical inputs acquired for each footfall matched the measured patterns closely across the four footwear conditions at both protocol speeds ( r2 = 0.96 ± 0.004; root mean squared error  = 0.17 ± 0.01 body-weight units; n = 275 total footfalls). Foot landing angles (θF) were inversely related to footwear thickness; more positive or plantar-flexed landing angles coincided with longer-impact durations and force-time patterns lacking distinct rising-edge force peaks. Our results support three conclusions: 1) running ground reaction force-time patterns across footwear conditions can be accurately predicted using our two-mass, two-impulse model, 2) impact forces, regardless of foot strike mechanics, can be accurately quantified from lower-limb motion and a fixed anatomical mass (0.08mb), and 3) runners maintain similar loading rates (ΔFvertical/Δtime) across footwear conditions by altering foot strike angle to regulate the duration of impact. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Here, we validate a two-mass, two-impulse model of running vertical ground reaction forces across four footwear thickness conditions (barefoot, minimal, thin, thick). Our model allows the impact portion of the impulse to be extracted from measured total ground reaction force-time patterns using motion data from the ankle. The gait adjustments observed across footwear conditions revealed that runners maintained similar loading rates across footwear conditions by altering foot strike angles to regulate the duration of impact.

scholarly journals Ground Reaction Forces and Kinematics of Ski Jump Landing Using Wearable Sensors

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bessone ◽  
Petrat ◽  
Schwirtz
Keyword(s):  
Wearable Sensors ◽  
Reaction Force ◽  
Ground Reaction Forces ◽  
Inertial Motion ◽  
Jump Landing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Landing Biomechanics ◽  
Reaction Forces ◽  
The Hill ◽  
Kinematics And Kinetics

In the past, technological issues limited research focused on ski jump landing. Today, thanks to the development of wearable sensors, it is possible to analyze the biomechanics of athletes without interfering with their movements. The aims of this study were twofold. Firstly, the quantification of the kinetic magnitude during landing is performed using wireless force insoles while 22 athletes jumped during summer training on the hill. In the second part, the insoles were combined with inertial motion units (IMUs) to determine the possible correlation between kinematics and kinetics during landing. The maximal normal ground reaction force (GRFmax) ranged between 1.1 and 5.3 body weight per foot independently when landing using the telemark or parallel leg technique. The GRFmax and impulse were correlated with flying time (p < 0.001). The hip flexions/extensions and the knee and hip rotations of the telemark front leg correlated with GRFmax (r = 0.689, p = 0.040; r = −0.670, p = 0.048; r = 0.820, p = 0.007; respectively). The force insoles and their combination with IMUs resulted in promising setups to analyze landing biomechanics and to provide in-field feedback to the athletes, being quick to place and light, without limiting movement.

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