Abstract
ABSTRACT Purpose: Evidence indicates that career adaptability and engagement are characteristics that improve coping with challenges inherent in a military career. Job satisfaction appears as a variable that interacts with both because it improves the maintenance of performance. The objective of this paper is to examine a psychological network (PN), including these variables. Originality/value: The interaction among these is well documented in the literature; nevertheless, it has not been researched in the context of military education. Information on the network can provide important insights for the development of strength-based training directed towards highly influential behaviors and attitudes of students. Design/methodology/approach: The research design was sectional and based on a quantitative analysis framework. A total of 962 male students from the second (n = 323; 33.6%), third (n = 345; 35.9%), and fourth (n = 294; 30.6%) years of the Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (Aman), between 18 and 26 years old, completed our survey. Instruments included a demographic questionnaire, Job Satisfaction Scale, Career Adaptabilities Scale, and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale for Students. PNs were estimated for the complete sample and also for every academic year. Findings: One of our main findings indicates that the PN tends to lose connections across the academic years, especially considering job satisfaction and engagement items. Aman students might experience a natural process of disconnection from the academic environment and, therefore, constructs showing, for example, engagement for students lose configuration as a graphical community. A longitudinal study is needed in order to confirm differences detected among students from different years.
Highlights
A military career has several challenges in Brazil
Evidence indicates that career adaptability and engagement are characteristics that improve coping with challenges inherent in a military career
Models were estimated through Weighted Least Squares Mean and Variance adjusted (WLSMV)
Summary
A military career has several challenges in Brazil. According to the 1988 Federal Constitution, Brazilian military forces have major functions that can be listed as: 1. ascertaining national territorial integrity; 2. defending national interests and Brazilian natural, industrial, and technological resources; 3. protecting the citizens and the national patrimony; and 4. granting national sovereignty over the national territory (Brasil, 1988). According to the 1988 Federal Constitution, Brazilian military forces have major functions that can be listed as: 1. Granting national sovereignty over the national territory (Brasil, 1988) Another known function is to act according to the Law and Order Safeguard, which includes the objective of, within a specified period, restoring the exercise of sovereignty and granting the insolubility of the federation. G., Brasil, 2017), which has certainly added more complex demands, extending its original functions. This new scenario is an important aspect in military education. Skills need to be acquired and performed excellently because mistakes might result in damaged critical structures or even in the loss of lives, beyond mission failure
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