Table 1
Participant Demographics.
| VARIABLE | MILITARY (n = 99) | SD | CIVILIAN (n = 117) | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Age | 49.8 years | 6.01 | 49.6 years | 5.96 |
| Gender (M/F) | 68/31 | 59/58 | ||
| Years of Military Service | 23.1 years average Range 20–34 years | |||
| Years of Full-Time Employment | 27.9 years average Range 20–43 years | 9.05 | 30 years average Range 20–56 years | 7.578 |
[i] Note. Not all collected demographics can be displayed in table format.
Table 2
Decision-Quality Competence and Style Descriptive Statistics by Group.
| STATISTIC | COMPETENCE MEAN | STYLE MEAN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-MIL | MIL | Non-MIL | MIL | |
| Valid | 117 | 99 | 117 | 99 |
| Mean | 2.87 | 3.95 | 2.68 | 1.94 |
| Std. Deviation | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.68 |
| Minimum | 1.71 | 1.57 | 1.10 | 1.00 |
| Maximum | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 |
Figure 1
Distribution of Thinking Perspective Scores.
Table 3
MANOVA Results for Thinking Perspective by Military Retirement Status.
| SOURCE | df | APPROX. F | PILLAI’S TRACE | NUM df | DEN df | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 1 | 801.45 | .919 | 3 | 212 | <.001 |
| Military Retirement Status | 1 | 4.98 | .066 | 3 | 212 | .002 |
| Residuals | 214 |
Table 4
Binary Logistic Regression Predicting Worker Status.
| PREDICTOR | B | SE | WALD | df | p | EXP (B) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision Competence | 1.81 | 0.29 | 39.06 | 1 | <.001 | 6.08 |
| Decision Style | –1.04 | 0.29 | 12.87 | 1 | <.001 | 0.35 |
| Past Thinking | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.54 | 1 | .46 | 1.08 |
| Present Thinking | –0.03 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 1 | .77 | 0.97 |
| Future Thinking | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.45 | 1 | .50 | 1.06 |
[i] Note. χ² = 114.49, p < .001; Tjur’s R² = .55; Model classification = 81.48%. B = unstandardized logistic regression coefficient; SE = standard error; Exp(B) = odds ratio.