Risk Factors for Misconduct in a Navy Sample |
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| Authors: | Stephanie Booth-Kewley Ph.D. Gerald E. Larson David L. Alderton William L. Farmer Robyn Highfill-McRoy |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Naval Health Research Center , San Diego , California;2. Navy Personnel Research, Studies and Technology;3. Organizational Consulting Psychological Associates;4. Naval Health Research Center and Science Applications International Corporation, Inc. |
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| Abstract: | Understanding antisocial behavior and organizational misconduct is an important objective, because these maladaptive behaviors are disruptive and costly to organizations and to society as a whole. The objective of this study was to identify psychosocial risk factors for misconduct and antisocial behavior in a sample of Navy personnel. A group of sailors (n = 158) who had engaged in significant misconduct were compared with a demographically similar group of sailors (n = 288) who had not engaged in misconduct and who were in good standing with the Navy. The psychosocial variables that emerged as the most important risk factors for antisocial behavior were alcohol use (odds ratio [OR] = 2.42), high impulsivity (OR = 2.20), high trait hostility (OR = 1.79), and antisocial behavior of friends (OR = 1.65). The implications of these results for the military and for research on antisocial behavior are discussed. |
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