Why They Fly: An Expectancy-Based Analysis of the Factors That Motivate Commissioned Army Aviators to Gain Flying Experience - Softcover

Marshburn, Todd H

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1249440580 ISBN 13: 9781249440581

Publisher: Biblioscholar, 2012

Synopsis

Recent changes to Army publications have emphasized the importance of gaining flying experience, particularly in earning designation as pilot-in-command, for commissioned Army aviators. Based on those changes, this study evaluated the factors that motivate commissioned Army Aviators to gain flying experience. A sample of 44 aviators participated in the study. It was hypothesized that commissioned Army aviators were more intrinsically motivated (e.g., seeking competence, skill, challenge, and enjoyment) than extrinsically motivated (e.g., seeking master aviator badge, command selection, recognition from others, and promotion) to gain flying experience. A paired samples t-Test indicated that participants were more intrinsically motivated. Multiple regression analyses, however, indicated that intrinsic motivation did not significantly contribute to the prediction of either total flight hours or pilot-in-command hours. Since gaining this flying experience is considered a function of an aviator's self-development, and since intrinsic motivation is related to participation in self-development programs, implications of these findings were offered. Specifically, implications associated with barriers to self-development and recommendations for future research were identified.

Edition details

• Publisher: Biblioscholar
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1249440580
• ISBN 13: 9781249440581
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 86