Information and communication technologies to promote social and psychological well-being in the Air Force
Subtitle: a 2012 survey of airmen
By: Laura L. Miller, Laurie T. Martin, Douglas Yeung, Matthew D. Trujillo, Martha J. Timmer
Contributors: Martin, Laurie T. (Laurie Thayer), 1974- author; Yeung, Douglas, author; Trujillo, Matthew D., author; Timmer, Martha J., author; Rand Corporation; Project Air Force (U.S.). Manpower, Personnel, and Training Program; United States. Air Force
Publisher: RAND Corporation; RAND Corporation, The
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780833087270
Subjects: Airmen; Recreation; Communication and technology; Employee health promotion; Communication; Psychological aspects; Mental health; Military Psychology; Social surveys; United States. Air Force; United States
Description: "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.
Notes: "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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-128).

"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 FA7014-06-C-0001."--Pages iii-iv.