An Experimental Evaluation of the Effects of a Realistic Job Preview on Marine Recruit Affect, Intentions and Behavior

摘要

A realistic job preview (RJP) was administered to Marine Recruits shortly after arrival at the Recruit Depot. A strong experimental design utilizing placebo and control groups and three replications led to the findings that: the RJP treatment groups had lower, although not statistically significant, attrition at three months, 10.3% vs. 14.9% significantly lower six-month, 14.9% vs. 23.8% and one-year 22.4% vs. 33.1% attrition rates; and significantly higher performance.