Technical b r Report - International Military Testing Association

The eiqhth factor was interpreted as two varying perceptionsof
the adage "rank bath its priviledges (power)". It was based on the
perceived transference ol.c the hurband's rank to the wife. The
dynamic was primarily cne of Ierccived lzower in the trancfcrence
as opposed to no power. The younger, lower rank, wives felt more power
was inherent in the transfer, while the aider, higher ranking wives
vre frustrated by the erosion of their preconception with the
realization of the lack of power that the bust-Ads' rank gives to
his wife.
Identificatic.1 with the source cf information about the Air
Force was the interpretation cf Fxtcr IS. It became apparent that
as tt.. wife lcarnczl mere ab0-t t!:e system with which she is involved,
she identified mom closciy with the source. The poles of this
continum were the .hir Fox-cc itrc-If ar.6 her SpCGSe.
The last factor was vicvcd as the conscious commitment of the
wife toward invclvcment or,coninvolvcmrnt. The frustraticn dimension
did not enter into this dynamic, as participation was directly related
to the personal decision of the wife.
Discriminant Function Analysis of Selected Groups and Subgroups
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(Note : The na::urc of the data array required that separate
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discrininant fundtion ,. analysis be Ferformcd on each of the
three ir‘struments. Tke voluminous nature of the resulting
analysis (21 pages cf tabies)precludes ar.y but a curscry
treatment of the findings here. The interested reader
is refcrrcd to the tech. report 3103 "The Air Force r;‘ife -
A Study of Morale among Military DeFendc~ts" issued by the
Cerrtcr for Hman Appraisal, Wichita State University for a
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