ABSTRACT

In recent years, interest in the different ways in which military employment affects individuals’ work-life balance (WLB) has grown. At the same time, research on military organizations and personnel has increasingly included time-related factors such as deploy-to-dwell (D2D) ratios to help explain adverse health effects of overseas deployments. The aim of this article is to explore connections between organizational systems for regulating deployment frequency and dwell (or respite) time with a particular focus on potential consequences for work-life balance. We focus on personal and organizational factors that shape the nature and outcome of work-life balance, including stress, mental health problems, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions. To explore these links, we first provide an overview of research on the impact of deploy-to-dwell ratios on mental health and social relations. We then turn to the regulation and organization of deployment and dwell time in Scandinavia. Here, the ambition is to identify potential sources of work-life conflict and associated effects for deployed personnel. The results provide a basis for further research into time-related effects of military deployments.

 抽象的

近年来，人们对军事就业影响个人工作与生活平衡（WLB）的不同方式越来越感兴趣。与此同时，对军事组织和人员的研究越来越多地纳入与时间相关的因素，例如部署驻留（D2D）比率，以帮助解释海外部署对健康的不利影响。本文的目的是探讨用于调节部署频率和停留（或休息）时间的组织系统之间的联系，特别关注工作与生活平衡的潜在后果。我们关注影响工作与生活平衡的性质和结果的个人和组织因素，包括压力、心理健康问题、工作满意度和离职意向。为了探讨这些联系，我们首先概述了部署与驻留比率对心理健康和社会关系影响的研究。然后我们转向斯堪的纳维亚半岛部署和停留时间的监管和组织。在这里，我们的目标是确定工作与生活冲突的潜在根源以及对部署人员的相关影响。研究结果为进一步研究军事部署的时间相关效应提供了基础。