Assessing Individual and Workplace Characteristics in Connection to Air Force Service Members’ Retention Intentions
The study offers a holistic perspective on characteristics associated with service members' retention intentions. Mental health, unit cohesion, and military life satisfaction emerged as meaningful in understanding retention intentions of service members with some differences for men and women. Actionable insights for leadership are provided to reduce turnover and improve quality of life.
Authors
- Mallory Lucier‐Greer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3806-5101)
- Allan Tate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-2868)
- Brian McKay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3859-7634)
- Catherine Walker O’Neal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3869-2394)
- Allison Leigh Tidwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2352-7929)
Institutions
- University of Georgia (US)
- Auburn University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf506
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00