Abstract
A Mood Questionnaire (MQ) and a Life History Questionnaire (LHQ) were completed by 1,292 Navy recruits shortly after beginning basic military training. The relationships of life history characteristics and reported moods to success or failure in recruit training were determined. One mood (self-reported Depression) and two LHQ factors (Social Participation and Antisocial Behavior) contributed uniquely to a multiple regression equation for prediction of effectiveness in recruit training. The reported moods of Happiness and Depression, and the Social Participation factor were found to differ significantly between discharged and nondischarged recruits who were matched for antisocial behavior. The application of these results in identifying recruits who may benefit most from counseling and remediation programs, as well as modifying current measures of long-term military effectiveness, was discussed.
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