El marco teórico de la construcción de sentido por los recién llegados a la organización es el punto de partida de este estudio, que examina los factores asociados con los cambios en las percepciones de los contratos psicológicos durante el proceso de socialización. Más en concreto, hipotetizamos que la decisión de permanecer o abandonar la organización será función de la ruptura de contrato percibida medida durante el período de entrenamiento. Además, hipotetizamos que los resultados actitudinales y conductuales autoinformados serán función de la ruptura de contrato medida dos años antes, durante el período de entrenamiento. Para poner a prueba estas hipótesis se realizó un estudio longitudinal con dos momentos de recogida de datos de 556 soldados profesionales de nueva incorporación. Los datos proporcionan apoyo parcial a las hipótesis y abren nuevas vías de teorización e investigación.
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