Direct and Indirect Effects of Operations Tempo on Outcomes for Soldiers and Spouses

Authors

Gary A. Adams, Marquette UniversityFollow
Doris B. Durand, Walter Reed Army Institute of ResearchFollow
Lolita Burrell, Walter Reed Army Institute of ResearchFollow
Joel M. Teitelbaum, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Kyle L. Pehrson, Brigham Young University
John P. Hawkins, Brigham Young University

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

18 p.

Publication Date

2005

Publisher

American Psychological Association

Source Publication

Military Psychology

Source ISSN

0899-5605

Abstract

The purpose of this article was to integrate 2 models linking work and family. The first model, coming primarily from the military literature, suggested that working conditions are directly related to outcomes. The second model, found primarily in the civilian literature, suggested that in addition to being directly related, working conditions are also related to outcomes indirectly through work-family conflict (WFC). An integrated model including both direct and indirect relations was developed and then tested using separate samples of soldiers and spouses. Generally, the results support the integrated model in that both direct and indirect relations were found. Across both samples, working conditions associated with operations tempo had a direct relation to Army outcomes and an indirect relation, through WFC, to family outcomes.

Comments

Military Psychology, Vol. 17, No. 3 (2005): 229-246. DOI.

Gary Adams was affiliated with University of Wisconsin Oshkosh at the time of publication.

Recommended Citation

Adams, Gary A.; Durand, Doris B.; Burrell, Lolita; Teitelbaum, Joel M.; Pehrson, Kyle L.; and Hawkins, John P., "Direct and Indirect Effects of Operations Tempo on Outcomes for Soldiers and Spouses" (2005). Management Faculty Research and Publications. 178.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/mgmt_fac/178