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Area of Science:

  • Military Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Human Resources Management

Background:

  • Organizational commitment is crucial for employee retention and performance, particularly in demanding professions like the military.
  • Navy Corpsmen play a vital role in service member health, yet factors influencing their commitment are understudied.
  • Unique military service aspects may heighten the importance of organizational commitment compared to civilian contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate demographic and psychosocial factors associated with organizational commitment among Navy Corpsmen.
  • To identify key predictors that can inform strategies for enhancing commitment within this critical military occupational specialty.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was administered to 1,597 active duty male Navy Corpsmen at Field Medical Training Battalion-West.
  • Data were analyzed using bivariate correlations and hierarchical multiple regression to identify significant predictors of organizational commitment.

Main Results:

  • Six factors significantly predicted organizational commitment: preservice motivation, positive training perceptions, promotion confidence, occupational self-efficacy, social support, and lower depression.
  • These findings highlight a combination of intrinsic, extrinsic, and psychological factors influencing commitment.

Conclusions:

  • Preservice motivation, training experiences, career outlook, self-belief, social support, and mental well-being are key to Navy Corpsmen's organizational commitment.
  • Potentially modifiable factors like promotion confidence, training perceptions, and occupational self-efficacy present opportunities for targeted interventions to strengthen commitment.