Research Catalog

Title

Information and communication technologies to promote social and psychological well-being in the Air Force : a 2012 survey of airmen / Laura L. Miller, Laurie T. Martin, Douglas Yeung, Matthew D. Trujillo, Martha J. Timmer.

Author

Miller, Laura L., 1967-

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [2014]

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Additional Authors

• Martin, Laurie T. (Laurie Thayer), 1974-
• Project Air Force (U.S.). Manpower, Personnel, and Training Program, researcher.
• Rand Corporation, issuing body.
• Timmer, Martha J.,
• Trujillo, Matthew D.,
• United States. Air Force sponsoring body.
• Yeung, Douglas,

Description

xxi, 128 pages : forms, color graphs; 28 cm.

Summary

"This report presents the findings from a pioneering exploratory survey of 3,479 active-duty, guard, and reserve Airmen on their use of information and communication technology (ICT), the association between ICT use and social and psychological well-being, and the potential for Air Force mental-health professionals to use ICT to meet the needs of Airmen. The survey data were weighted to ensure that the analytic sample would be representative of the gender, age group, rank (officer, enlisted), and affiliation (active, guard, reserve) composition of the U.S. Air Force. Rates of ICT usage by Airmen are presented, along with Airmen's perceptions of the relationship between social support and ICT use, their attitudes about seeking and receiving health information via technology, and the differences in ICT use, social support, and psychological well-being among different groups of Airmen. Finally, recommendations are presented on ways the Air Force can leverage ICT to promote the social and psychological well-being of Airmen."--"Abstract" on web page.

Subject

• Communication > Psychological aspects
• Communication and technology > Social aspects > United States
• Employee health promotion > United States
• Mental health > United States
• Psychology, Military
• Social surveys > United States
• United States. Air Force > Recreation

Note

• "Research Report."--Title page.
• "RAND Project Air Force."--Title page.
• "RR-695-AF."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.
• "Prepared for the United States Air Force."--Title page.
• "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."--Title page.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-128).

Funding (note)

• "The research reported here was commissiioned by the Air Force Office of the Surgeon General (AF/SG) and conducted within the Manpower, Personnel, and Training and [sic] Program of RAND Project AIR FORCE."--Page iii.
• "PAF provides the Air Force with independent analyses ... The research reported here was prepared under Contract

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Study Methods -- Frequency of ICT Use Among Airmen -- Airman ICT Use and Social Support -- The Impact of ICT on Airman Well-Being -- Airmen{u2019}s Use of ICT to Seek and Receive Mental Health Information and Services -- Airmen{u2019}s Perceptions of the Relationship Between ICT and Their Social and Mental Well-Being -- Demographic Differences in ICT Use and Perceived Well-Being -- Leveraging Airman Use of ICT to Promote Social and Psychological Well-Being -- Appendix A: Survey Instrument -- Appendix B: Survey Invitation -- Appendix C: Sampling and Weighting Methods -- Appendix D: Military Programs Relating to ICT, Mental Health, and Well-Being -- Appendix E: Telemental Health Guidelines -- Appendix F: Online Suicide Resources and Interventions.

ISBN

• 9780833087270 (pbk.) :
• 0833087274 (pbk.) :

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library