The Effects of Cohesion of Small Groups on Attitude and Conduct of Soldiers

The content of the study is two-part: 1. Attitude of members of the Federal German Armed Forces to the Federal German Armed Forces. 2. Group cohesion. Topics: Image of the Federal German Armed Forces (semantic differential); satisfaction in the Federal German Armed Forces and judgement on leadership style; image of the Federal German Armed Forces as employer for professional soldiers; recommended advertising measures to recruit volunteers; evaluation of training opportunities in the Federal German Armed Forces and the education status of junior officers; relationship with superiors and comrades (sociogram and scales); short form of the dogmatism scale; reading Federal German Armed Forces magazines; trips home; regional origins; friends at the post; memberships; religiousness. Demography: age; refugee status; school education; occupation; marital status; number of siblings; social origins; religious denomination; military service.