Labor market dimensions as predictors of the reenlistment decisions of military personnel

Abstract

Labor market variables (e.g., unemployment statistics) and perceptual measures of employment opportunity (e.g., perceived occupational demand) were used to predict the reenlistment decisions of 402 U.S. Air Force enlistees. With logistic regression analysis, 3 significant predictors of reenlistment were isolated. A combination of perceptual and objective job availability measures provided the best prediction of the reenlistment criterion. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)