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Perception of specific military skills – the impact of perfectionism and self-efficacy Cover

Perception of specific military skills – the impact of perfectionism and self-efficacy

Journal of Military Studies
Volume 9 (2020): Issue 1 (December 2020)
By: Helga Myrseth,  Sigurd William Hystad,  Reidar Säfvenbom and  Olav Kjellevold Olsen  
Open Access
|Aug 2018

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

Diagram of the proposed LGCM with time-invariant and time-varying covariates. The four waves of military skill measurements include ICC, CDS, and MA. Time-invariant predictors are self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism. Time-varying predictors are self-efficacy measured at each time point.
Diagram of the proposed LGCM with time-invariant and time-varying covariates. The four waves of military skill measurements include ICC, CDS, and MA. Time-invariant predictors are self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism. Time-varying predictors are self-efficacy measured at each time point.

Unconditional growth models of specific military skills_

Unconditional growth model
VariablesPoint estimate(SE)95% CI
LLUL
lCC
 Fixed part
  Latent intercept25.48(0.19)25.1125.84
  Latent slope0.80(0.07)0.650.94
 Random part
  σ2 intercept7.91(0.95)6.2510.01
  σ2 slope0.49(0.18)0.241.01
  σ I – S (correlation)–0.59(0.35)–1.280.09
(–0.30)
CDS
 Fixed part
  Latent intercept25.74(0.17)25.4026.07
  Latent slope0.46(0.08)0.310.61
 Random part
  σ2 intercept5.64(0.84)4.207.56
  σ2 slope0.45(0.17)0.210.96
  σ I – S (correlation)–0.42(0.32)–1.050.21
(–0.26)
MA
 Fixed part
  Latent intercept12.93(0.12)12.6913.17
  Latent slope0.03(0.05)–0.060.13
 Random part
  σ2 intercept3.157(0.40)2.4674.04
  σ2 slope0.12(0.07)0.040.37
  σ I – S (correlation)–0.10(0.14)–0.380.18
(–0.16)

Perfectionism as a predictor of the latent intercept and slope_

RegressionsPoint estimate(SE)95% CI
LLUL
X → I
 ICC
  Perfectionism: socially prescribed–0.940.30–1.53–0.34
  Perfectionism: self-oriented0.620.260.131.14
  R20.05
 CDS
  Perfectionism: socially prescribed–1.350.26–1.85–0.83
  Perfectionism: self-oriented0.460.230.020.90
  R20.12
 MA
  Perfectionism: socially prescribed–0.100.20–0.490.29
  Perfectionism: self-oriented0.140.17–0.190.46
  R20.004
X→ S
 ICC
  Perfectionism: socially prescribed-0.000.12-0.230.23
  Perfectionism: self-oriented0.170.11-0.030.38
  R20.03
 CDS
  Perfectionism: socially prescribed0.160.12-0.080.40
  Perfectionism: self-oriented0.070.11-0.150.29
  R20.03
 MA
  Perfectionism: socially prescribed–0.010.08–0.150.14
  Perfectionism: self-oriented0.030.07–0.100.17
  R20.01

Confirmatory factor analyses of specific military skills, self-efficacy and perfectionism_

90% CI
Variablesχ2dfPχ2/dfCFIRMSEA
LLUL
Specific military skills
 Time 1284.396117<0.0012.40.890.0700.0600.081
 Time 2320.053117<0.0012.70.860.0840.0730.095
 Time 3276.700117<0.0012.40.840.0900.0770.104
 Time 4231.126117<0.0011.90.880.0780.0630.093
Self-efficacy
 Time 113.17620.0016.590.980.1380.0740.212
 Time 28.4772<0.0014.240.980.1150.0430.199
 Time 31.77520.410.8910.0000.0000.148
 Time 43.34520.191.670.990.0650.0000.182
Perfectionism1,066.934376<0.0012.840.720.0790.0740.085

Measures of model fit_

90% CI
Modelsχ2dfpCFIRMSEA
LLUL
ICC model 16.73550.2410.9950.0340.0000.092
ICC model 210.63790.3010.9950.0240.0000.071
ICC model 323.004210.3440.9950.0180.0000.053
CDS model 11.74350.88310.0000.0000.039
CDS model 24.28990.89110.0000.0000.029
CDS model 323.469210.3190.9900.0200.0000.054
MA model 15.58150.2490.9980.0190.0000.084
MA model 212.62090.397.9980.0130.0000.060
MA model 324.239210.2820.9900.0220.0000.055

Self-efficacy as a time-varying predictor of specific military skills_

X → YnPoint estimate(SE)95% ClR2
LLUL
ICC
 Self-efficacy (t0)2860.740.180.401.090.77
 Self-efficacy (t1)2350.770.130.511.030.63
 Self-efficacy (t2)1620.750.140.491.020.68
 Self-efficacy (t3)1590.730.190.361.100.84
CDS
 Self-efficacy (t0)2860.620.180.270.970.69
 Self-efficacy (t1)2350.510.130.250.770.49
 Self-efficacy (t2)1620.400.150.110.690.61
 Self-efficacy (t3)1590.280.21-0.140.700.71
MA
 Self-efficacy (t0)2860.350.110.140.560.72
 Self-efficacy (t1)2350.310.080.150.470.68
 Self-efficacy (t2)1620.270.090.080.450.68
 Self-efficacy (t3)1590.240.13-0.020.490.78
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jms-2018-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1799-3350 | Journal ISSN: 2242-3524
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Language: English
Page range: 34 - 48
Submitted on: Jul 6, 2017
Accepted on: May 11, 2018
Published on: Aug 4, 2018
Published by: National Defense University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
military skills,
cadets,
perfectionism,
self-efficacy
Related subjects:
History,
Topics in history,
Military history,
Social sciences,
Political science,
Military policy

© 2018 Helga Myrseth, Sigurd William Hystad, Reidar Säfvenbom, Olav Kjellevold Olsen, published by National Defense University
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