Relationship between Age, Experience, Rank, Educational Level, Mutiny Proneness and Disobedience among Nigerian Army Personnel

Abstract

Among scholars, there has been equivocality on the influence of demographics on deviant behaviours among workers in organisations. How this would play out in a military organisation among its personnel motivated this study. Using randomly selected 422 men and officers of randomly selected two divisions of Nigerian Army, the study investigated the relationship between age, experience, rank, educational level, mutiny proneness and disobedience among Nigerian Army personnel. Using 3-way factorial analysis, it was revealed that there was no significant influence of these variables, either singularly or jointly on disboidence, thereby upholding the controversy on the influence of demographics on workers deviant behaviour (Disobedience, in this case) . The results were discussed in line with the propositions of Social Exchange Theory, while it was noted in conclusion that the predictive influence of these variables still exist in the presence of otherdispositional factors as noted elsewhere. Suggestions for more psychological involvement in recruiting excersise was made, and regular counselling be made to avoid any form of deviant behaviour among military personnel.