Factor-Analytic Study of Deployment Attitudes of the Sinai Peacekeeping Force.

摘要

Studying paratroopers' attitudes towards constabulary missions, such as that of the Sinai Peacekeeping Force, It was discovered that negative attitudinal changes across time were those related to evaluation of the constabulary role. Since the general content areas of the survey instruments were not empirically derived, but were arbitrarily categorized, it was believed that a factor analysis of the data in that study could help to elucidate the variables impacting on the attitudinal findings. Findings suggest that race appears to be an important determinant of attitude towards specific types of deployment. Overall, results suggested that motivation and morale depend to some extent on the degree to which a soldier can identify with or attach personal meaning to the mission at hand. (RWJ).