An assessment of the overlap between morale and work engagement in a nonoperational military sample.

Ivey, Gary W.; Blanc, J.‐R. Sébastien; Mantler, Janet

doi:10.1037/a0038559

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“…This construct was assessed with the six-item Military Morale Scale [53], adapted for use in non-deployed settings [70]. All items used a 5-point frequency response scale ranging from (1) Very Low to (5) Very High.…”

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Work Fatigue in a Non-Deployed Military Setting: Assessment, Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcomes

Frone

Blais

2019

IJERPH

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Although work fatigue represents an important issue among military personnel in combat settings, little attention has been paid to work fatigue in the non-deployed setting. This issue was addressed by (a) validating the Three-Dimensional Work Fatigue Inventory (3D-WFI) among non-deployed military personnel, (b) assessing the prevalence of work fatigue in a non-deployed setting, and (c) exploring several potential predictors and outcomes of work fatigue in this setting. Data came from a large national probability sample (N = 1375) of non-deployed Royal Canadian Air Force military personnel. Results demonstrated that the 3D-WFI provided a psychometrically sound assessment of physical, mental, and emotional work fatigue among military personnel, which was invariant across sex, age, military component, and military role. All three types of work fatigue were highly prevalent among military personnel in a non-deployed setting. In terms of predictors, job demands were positively associated, and distributive justice, perceived organizational support, physical activity and sleep quality were negatively associated with each type of work fatigue, whereas role ambiguity was positively associated with mental and emotional work fatigue, and interpersonal justice was negatively associated with physical and emotional fatigue. Abusive supervision and sleep quantity were unrelated to work fatigue. In terms of outcomes, the three types of fatigue were positively associated with workplace cognitive failures and work-to-family conflict. In contrast, mental and emotional work fatigue were negatively related to military morale and positively associated with turnover intentions. This study demonstrates that work fatigue is a critical issue among military personnel in non-deployed settings, and an essential issue for military policy development.

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Work Fatigue in a Non-Deployed Military Setting: Assessment, Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcomes

Frone

Blais

2019

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“…This approach has subsequently been used in several empirical studies, e.g. by Chambel et al (2015), Ivey et al (2015) and van Boxmeer et al (2011), and forms the basis for the conceptual model put forward by the authors of this study as well.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Beyond Estonia, the majority of research has focussed on professional armies and not on conscription-based ones (see e.g. Ivey et al 2015;van Boxmeer et al 2007;Britt et al 2007, etc. ), and therefore, we do not have much insights regarding the changes of military morale over longer periods of time in such compulsory service context.…”

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Personality traits and select socio-demographic variables as predictors of military morale: longitudinal research in the Estonian defence forces

Kasemaa

Säälik

2021

Journal of Military Studies

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Military morale is a concept widely used to describe the motivational element of soldiers’ will to fight or “the energy that drives soldiers to perform qualitatively better in stressful conditions, characterised by enthusiasm and persistence when engaging in collective, i.e. unit-level activities”. This longitudinal study explored the interlink-ages between perceptions of military morale, the Big Five personality traits and select socio-demographic characteristics among the conscripts of the Estonian Defence Forces and predicting directly measurable individual and collective types of military morale. Moreover, the fluctuation of military morale over the training cycle of conscript service (11 months) was tracked. The findings indicate that at the start of military service, individual morale has a low or medium statistically significant correlation with conscripts’ personality traits, with Conscientiousness and Neuroticism demonstrating the strongest relations; however, the correlation with Neuroticism was negative. Additionally, when viewed throughout the course of the entire training cycle, the morale demonstrated a U-shaped progression, i.e. high at the beginning, dropping in the middle and rising back up at the end of military service. At the same time, socio-demographic variables demonstrated little or non-significant role in predicting individual or collective morale. The results indicate that morale fluctuates over time and is affected by personal characteristics. For practitioners, these results could help to reinforce the positive impact of morale on collective and individual performances.

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“…Several authors highlight the importance of team morale (Ivey, Blanc & Mantler 2014;Minor et al 2014;Rimmer 2017) as well as perceived attributions of leaders -from their own viewpoint as well as from the viewpoints of their followers (Collinson 2006;DeRue & Ashford 2010;Singh & Bodhanya 2013). Comparisons between followers' perceptions of their leaders and leader comprehension of such perceptions have been studied (DeRue & Ashford 2010;Singh & Bodhanya 2013).…”

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A tale of two ships: Follower attributions of leadership with reference to team morale in an air traffic control centre

Coetzee

Henning

2019

South African Journal of Economic and management Sciences

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This study demonstrates that discrepancies between leader perceptions of follower attributions and actual follower attributions influence team morale. Setting:The study was completed in a large operational air traffic control centre, operated by an air navigation service provider company in South Africa. It included four teams of air traffic controllers and their direct managers.Method: A quantitative design was adopted to collect and analyse quantitative data from a total population of 105 followers and four team leaders. The Leadership Style Inventory was developed to collect data regarding twelve follower attributions ascertained from literature.Results: Discrepancies between leader perceptions of follower attributions and actual follower attributions were identified in all four teams at the selected air traffic control centre. In each of the teams, leaders over-estimated follower attributions, which negatively affected air traffic controller team morale. The higher the perceived discrepancy between leaders and followers, the lower the team morale. The attributions displaying the highest levels of discrepancies between leaders and followers across all teams were morality, communication and openness while professionalism and encouragement displayed the highest level of matching between leaders and followers. Conclusion:There is limited published research on leaders' perceptions of follower attributions and the actual follower attributions -as well as the effect of this discrepancy on team morale in air traffic control centres. This study provides a tangible way for air traffic control managers to navigate the risk of low morale by ascertaining their attributional developmental areas from a follower perspective. To assist in preventing latent system failures from leading to aviation incidents, the human factor as expressed in this study should considered by navigation service providers.

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An assessment of the overlap between morale and work engagement in a nonoperational military sample.

Cited by 29 publications

References 45 publications

Work Fatigue in a Non-Deployed Military Setting: Assessment, Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcomes

Work Fatigue in a Non-Deployed Military Setting: Assessment, Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcomes

Personality traits and select socio-demographic variables as predictors of military morale: longitudinal research in the Estonian defence forces

A tale of two ships: Follower attributions of leadership with reference to team morale in an air traffic control centre

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