How deployments affect service members / James Hosek, Jennifer Kavanagh, Laura Miller.

• Author: Rand Corporation.; Hosek, James R.
• TeilnehmendeR: Kavanagh, Jennifer, 1981-; Miller, Laura L., 1967-; Rand Corporation.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (151 p.)
• Notes: "MG-432-RC"--P. [4] of cover.

The authors undertook the preparation of this monograph with the objective of offering insights into the challenges faced by active-duty service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, the resiliency they and their families have shown in coping with these challenges, and the adequacy of defense manpower policy in assisting members and families.

Table of Contents

Preface; Preface; Contents; Contents; Figures; Figures; Tables; Tables; Summary; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Is a Manpower Challenge Indicated?; Is a Manpower Challenge Indicated?; Finding Answers and the Organization of This Monograph; Finding Answers and the Organization of This Monograph; CHAPTER TWO- Research Approaches to Deployment and Retention; CHAPTER TWO- Research Approaches to Deployment and Retention; Expected-Utility Model of Deployment and Retention; Expected-Utility Model of Deployment and Retention

Sociology: Attitudes Toward Deployments, Family Stresses, and Retention Sociology: Attitudes Toward Deployments, Family Stresses, and Retention; Psychology: Stress and Performance; Psychology: Stress and Performance; Summary; Summary; CHAPTER THREE- Focus Group Findings: Stresses and Benefits of Deployments; CHAPTER THREE- Focus Group Findings: Stresses and Benefits of Deployments; Methods; Methods; Deployment Stressors and Deployed Personnel; Deployment Stressors and Deployed Personnel; Deployment Stressors for the Nondeployed; Deployment Stressors for the Nondeployed; Benefits of Deployment

Benefits of Deployment Moderators: Dealing with Stress on Deployments; Moderators: Dealing with Stress on Deployments; Summary; Summary; CHAPTER FOUR- Analysis of Survey Data: Higher-Than-Usual Stress, Reenlistment Intention, and Deployments; CHAPTER FOUR- Analysis of Survey Data: Higher-Than-Usual Stress, Reenlistment Intention, and Deployments; Tabulations and Predictions from the Regressions; Tabulations and Predictions from the Regressions; Findings on Higher-Than-Usual Work Stress; Findings on Higher-Than-Usual Work Stress; Intention to Stay; Intention to Stay; Summary; Summary

CHAPTER FIVE- Conclusions CHAPTER FIVE- Conclusions; Positive Aspects of Deployment; Positive Aspects of Deployment; Deployment Pay; Deployment Pay; Addressing Negative Aspects of Deployment; Addressing Negative Aspects of Deployment; Effect of Deployment on Nondeployed Personnel; Effect of Deployment on Nondeployed Personnel; Training and Preparation; Training and Preparation; Combat Stress and Mental Health; Combat Stress and Mental Health; Further Research; Further Research; APPENDIX A- Expected-Utility Model of Deployment with Quadratic Utility

APPENDIX A- Expected-Utility Model of Deployment with Quadratic Utility APPENDIX B- Means and Regressions; APPENDIX B- Means and Regressions; APPENDIX C- Distribution of Number of Times Service Members Reported Working Longer Than the Usual Duty-Day; APPENDIX C- Distribution of Number of Times Service Members Reported Working Longer Than the Usual Duty-Day; Bibliography; Bibliography