PSYCHOLOGY MASTER'S THESIS ABSTRACT

L. Jeanette Frick
Industrial/Organizational
May 1998

Social Factors Influencing Organizational Commitment and Level of Participation
in Women Volunteers Working for a Military Family Support Organization

    This study employed a path model to examine the relationships between interpersonal attachment, group cohesiveness, organizational commitment, and level of participation in women volunteers.  The sample consisted of twelve small groups of women volunteers, 107 subjects total, all military spouses working for the local chapter of a large, national military family support organization.  Three evaluation instruments were administered: the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire, the Group Environment Scale, and a general questionnaire developed by the researcher.  The hypotheses were tested using hierarchical regression and path model analysis.  The results partially supported two hypotheses and completely supported one.   Variable means, standard deviations, reliabilities, and correlations were reported, and a revised path model, which more accurately represents the data, was presented.  The results clearly demonstrated the importance of the relationships between the variables.  Theoretical and practical implications of the results were discussed, limitations of the study were reviewed, and future research directions were suggested.

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