The Process of Developing a Unit-Based Army Resilience Program

Dragonetti, Joseph; Gifford, T W; Yang, Myonguk

doi:10.1007/s11920-020-01169-w

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“…Seventh, while the present pattern of results offers a nice model for explaining the impact of resilience on stress coping longitudinally among Swiss recruits, it would be interesting to explore the applicability of this model to a civilian working environment. Eighth, while, for instance, the US Army offers specific resilience training programs [ 73 , 78 ] to their service men with encouraging results, such specific interventions are still lacking in the Swiss Army.…”

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“…Future studies among BMT of Swiss Armed Forces might address resilience training programs [ 73 , 78 ] and other important issues for the Army as bullying [ 77 ] or willingness to serve in military service. Other topics of interest could be the role of minorities, somatization levels and coping styles [ 18 , 19 ] as well as predictors and personal improvements.…”

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Resilience as a Protective Factor in Basic Military Training, a Longitudinal Study of the Swiss Armed Forces

Sefidan

Pramstaller

Marca

et al. 2021

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For recruits, basic military training (BMT) can be experienced as a stressful episode in which relevant protective factors such as resilience might be essential for successful completion of the training. The present study examined whether resilience would act as a protective factor during BMT in the Swiss Armed Forces. To this end, we conducted a cross-sectional and longitudinal study of resilience and psychological burden. At the beginning of the BMT and at week 11, 525 male recruits (mean age: 20.3 years) completed a series of questionnaires covering demographic information and assessing resilience, perceived stress and mental distress. In parallel, their superiors rated recruits’ military performance in week 13. Dropout rates were also registered. Cross-sectionally and longitudinally, higher resilience scores predicted lower scores for perceived stress, mental distress, and better military performance. Higher self-rated resilience was moderately associated with military performance, as rated by recruits’ superiors. Resilience scores, perceived stress and mental distress did not differ between those recruits continuing their BMT and dropouts. In support of our assumptions, resilience acted as a protective factor during Swiss Armed Forces BMT.

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Resilience as a Protective Factor in Basic Military Training, a Longitudinal Study of the Swiss Armed Forces

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Pramstaller

Marca

et al. 2021

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“…Research frequently shows that resilience directly or indirectly influences individual and social well-being indicators [ 5 , 6 ], hence the increased focus on this construct. Resilience is a vital component in the optimal functioning of healthcare professionals [ 7 , 8 ], corporate leaders [ 9 ], military personnel [ 10 ], first responders [ 11 ], educationists [ 12 ], and the general community at large [ 13 ]. This is especially the case following stressful events such as the global 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) [ 14 – 17 ].…”

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Psychometric validity and reliability of the 10- and 2-item Connor–Davidson resilience scales among a national sample of Americans responding to the Covid-19 pandemic: an item response theory analysis

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Purpose Psychometric validity/reliability of 10-item and 2-item abbreviations of the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10; CD-RISC-2) was investigated via item response theory and classic approaches. Methods We sampled 5023 adult American participants in a June/July 2020 survey on the COVID-19 pandemic’s psychological effects. Our questionnaire incorporated the CD-RISC-10 with other validated measures. CD-RISC-10 items were ranked on item-to-scale correlations, loadings on a one-factor confirmatory factor analysis model, and item slope/threshold parameters plus information curves from a unidimensional graded response model. Concurrent validity of the highest ranked item pair was evaluated vis-à-vis the CD-RISC-10 and CD-RISC−2. Internal consistency, based on average variance extracted (AVE) and multiple reliability coefficients, was also compared. Convergent/divergent validity was tested by correlating anxiety, depression, fear of COVID-19, anxiety sensitivity, coping, and personality measures with both scales and the highest ranked item pair. Binary agreement/classification indexes assessed inter-rater reliability. Results Items 2 and 9 from CD-RISC-10 ranked the highest. Reliability coefficients were > 0.93, > 0.72, and > 0.82 for the CD-RISC-10, CD-RISC-2, vs summation of items 2 and 9. AVEs were 0.66, 0.67, and 0.77. CD-RISC abbreviations and the summation of items 2 and 9 correlated negatively with anxiety (> − 0.43), depression (> − 0.42), and fear of COVID-19 (> − 0.34); positively with emotional stability (> 0.53) and conscientiousness (> 0.40). Compared to the CD-RISC-2, summative scores of items 2 and 9 more efficiently classified/discriminated high resilience on the CD-RISC-10. Conclusion We confirmed construct validity/reliability of copyrighted CD-RISC abbreviations. The CD-RISC-10’s items 2 and 9 were psychometrically more salient than the CD-RISC−2. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11136-022-03125-y.

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“…Participants agreed that whilst beneficial in promoting selfawareness and increasing self-confidence, the TS was limited in promoting ongoing physical and emotional resilience. Physical and mental readiness training is ongoing throughout an individual's military career (Finnegan et al, 2016;Dragonetti et al, 2020). Further thought is needed as to how training can be embedded throughout the preregistration nursing curriculum, together with longitudinal studies to evaluate its impact.…”

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“…A review of 36 studies by Sanderson and Brewer (2017) found only 4 interventions designed to enhance resilience, specific to civilian nursing students. However, psychological resilience is a key component of military training to ensure personnel maintain a state of mental readiness (Daffey-Moore, 2020; Dragonetti et al, 2020). This study describes a collaborative initiative between the School of Health Sciences (SHS) and 225 Medical Regiment (225MR), a local Army Reserve unit, utilising their military expertise to support the development of teamwork, leadership and resiliency skills in undergraduate student nurses.…”

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Delivering resilience training to pre-registration student nurses in partnership with a reservist military organisation: A qualitative study

Corlett

McConnachie

2021

Nurse Education Today

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The Process of Developing a Unit-Based Army Resilience Program

Cited by 5 publications

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Resilience as a Protective Factor in Basic Military Training, a Longitudinal Study of the Swiss Armed Forces

Resilience as a Protective Factor in Basic Military Training, a Longitudinal Study of the Swiss Armed Forces

Psychometric validity and reliability of the 10- and 2-item Connor–Davidson resilience scales among a national sample of Americans responding to the Covid-19 pandemic: an item response theory analysis

Delivering resilience training to pre-registration student nurses in partnership with a reservist military organisation: A qualitative study

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