Date of Conferral
2023
Degree
Ph.D.
School
Human Services
Advisor
Barbara Chappell
Abstract
Past researchers have informed future researchers of the challenges soldiers experience when transitioning to civilian life and the civilian workplace. This qualitative study aimed to understand the lived experiences of six single-term soldiers and their levels of job satisfaction through job meaningfulness in their second careers. Data for this study was collected using semi-structured interviews and interview protocols. The theoretical framework combined Herzberg’s two-factor theory, McClelland’s needs theory, and Organizational Socialization. The entire study was framed through this framework, and collected data were analyzed. The findings of this study indicated that job meaningfulness occurred while in their single term in the Army and played a role in job satisfaction during their transition. The current Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program (SLF-TAP) could be adjusted to include the importance of the psychological impact job satisfaction has when transitioning. The implications for positive social change include addressing the importance of job meaningfulness within a career, including job satisfaction and organizational socialization, which can lead to more success in veterans in their second careers.
Recommended Citation
Hiramoto, Bethanie, "Single-Term Soldiers’ Job Satisfaction and Job Meaningfulness in Second Careers" (2023). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 14184.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/14184
