Association between Organisational Commitment, Coping Styles, Locus of Control and Training Attitudes among Military Cadets

In Malaysia, military base camp training programs are predominantly centred on physical and military skills while the equally crucial aspect of cadet psychological well-being is often insufficiently addressed. The current research aims to investigate the association between coping styles, locus of control, training attitudes (training self-efficacy, transfer intentions) and organisational commitment as a control variable among military trainee cadets. This study included 887 cadets recruited via Purposive Sampling. Participants completed a questionnaire including The BRIEF-Coping, Work locus of control, Organisational commitment, Training self-efficacy and Transfer implementation intention. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that organizational commitment alone explained 23.2% of the variance in training self-efficacy, while adding coping styles and locus of control increased the explained variance by 31.7%, with problem-focused coping and internal locus of control as significant predictors. For transfer intentions, organizational commitment explained 3.7% of the variance, and adding coping styles and locus of control increased the explained variance by 5.4%, with significant contributions from organizational commitment and internal locus of control. These findings suggest that integrating psychological assessments into recruitment processes could enhance the selection of cadets who are better equipped to handle the demands of military training.