<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The rapid technical progress in cyber threats and cyber security poses increased cognitive demands on cyber officers. The macrocognitive demand characteristics placed on the cyber officers exceed those in most common military contexts and are new in nature. Research on decision-making competence within the cyber domain is needed to identify strategies and give a better understanding of how these strategies can have consequences depending on task characteristics. Belief in one’s capabilities to handle a certain task has been shown to be a key factor for cognitive performance. This study investigated how high self-efficacy negatively moderated intuitive decision-making tendencies on performance when facing a problem that required counterintuitive strategies.Twenty-seven cyber officer cadets from the Norwegian Defence Cyber Academy participated in an experiment assessing self-efficacy, interoceptive sensitivity, and decision-making. Participants with high situational self-efficacy generally performed better, but this relationship was moderated by interoceptive sensitivity.The findings suggest potential detrimental effects of intuitive decision-making tendencies in combination with high self-efficacy. Implications for training and feedback structures in cyber defense are discussed.</abstract>

Department of Psychology, Lillehammer University College, Lillehammer,

Department of Neurobiological Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet,

Norwegian Defence Cyber Academy, Lillehammer,

The moderating influence of self-efficacy on interoceptive ability and counterintuitive decision making in officer cadets

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">This qualitative study explores the meaning-making process of veterans to address the positive aspects of military service in international operations. Thirteen veterans from a Force Protection Unit in Norway were interviewed about their deployment to Afghanistan. A thematic analysis revealed three main themes reflecting meaningful aspects of the service. “Confirmation of ability” refers to finding meaning by coping with stressful situations and being recognized for it. “Cohesion of peers” refers to finding meaning by belonging to a team and giving mutual support within the team, such as backing up each other and caring. “Significance of effort” refers to finding meaning by seeing their efforts as a contribution, as well as by receiving recognition and gaining status for their efforts. The analysis also revealed accompanying themes of inconsistencies, which in turn activated different coping strategies. The findings have been substantiated through a functional exposition of meaning: purpose, value, efficacy, and self-worth, as advocated by <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_jms-2016-0004_ref_008_w2aab3b8b3b1b7b1ab2ab8Aa">Baumeister (1991)</xref>, and are discussed in the context of previous research and a theoretical concept of meaning making. Steps for future research are proposed.</abstract>

Department of Leadership, Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy,

Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology,

Meaning and inconsistencies of meaning – exploring the perspectives of Norwegian veterans in Afghanistan

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Military staffs are composed of many smaller teams that are interdependent upon each other for a positive functioning level of the whole staff. Many factors can improve or harm the harmony of the staff. Recently, there has been an increased interest in the soft factors that may affect team performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the Big Five personality dimensions, political skill and perceived team performance in a multinational staff training event. The sample included 185 military staff officers (49% response rate). The results indicated that the personality dimension Emotional stability and Political skill had a limited, yet statistically significant, predictive power on team performance. Practical considerations and future research directions are suggested.</abstract>

Department of Security, Strategy and Leadership, Swedish Defence University, Karlstad,

Department of Security, Strategy and Leadership, Swedish Defence University, Stockholm,

Department of Security, Strategy and Leadership, Swedish Defence University, Karlstad, Sweden and Department of Public Health, Hedmark University College, Elverum,

Examining the relationship between personality, organizational political skill and perceived team performance in a multinational military staff exercise context

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A dynamic time-separated lean–agile spare part replenishment system can prove beneficial to the army by being efficient (cost saving) during peace and effective (assured availability) during war. The logistics echelons must have certain attributes in order to implement such a dynamic replenishment system. The purpose of this article is to identify the factors/attributes that are necessary in a spare part replenishment system of vehicles and weapon platforms in order to implement a time-separated lean–agile strategy through a systematic literature review. Furthermore, the article will investigate the impact of these factors/attributes, individually and collectively, on overall system performance. This will enable logistics managers to focus only on the factors that have greater impact on the system. A model explaining the effects of various contributory factors/attributes on the overall logistics system has been developed through a comprehensive literature review, experts’ judgments and inputs from practising logisticians in the military field. The article then models the system using a Bayesian belief network (BBN) on Netica software. After the development of the model using Netica, a sensitivity analysis based on the mutual information criterion is conducted to identify the critical factors that most significantly affect a dynamic lean–agile spare part replenishment system. The study addresses the identified need of applying BBN to model an uncertain and complex military logistics domain.</abstract>

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi,

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai,

Bayesian belief network for assessing impact of factors on army’s lean–agile replenishment system

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The aim of this study was to test whether the existing achievement goal orientation instrument could be modified to measure goal endorsement in recreational physical training. The participants were 139 second-year students at the Finnish National Defense University. The orientations were assessed using a modified questionnaire that included four orientations: mastery-intrinsic orientation (focus on learning new things and developing competence), mastery-extrinsic orientation (focus on learning and mastery but with extrinsic criteria such as grades), performance-approach orientation (focus on outperforming others) and performance-avoidance orientation (focus on avoiding judgments of incompetence). Based on the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, factor structures were compared. The comparison of psychometric results of different models supported the four-dimensional instrument. The participants mostly strived for personal development of fitness, as well as good results. They also emphasized social comparison to some extent but had very little concerns of failure or appearing inferior.</abstract>

Measuring military university Students’ motivational goals in the domain of physical exercise

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