Readiness Supportive Leadership Training

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study is a randomized controlled trial that will assess the effects of an evidence based, multi-component, leadership support intervention, Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT), using accelerated learning strategies aimed at improving Service Member resilience and readiness in the military. The intervention is expected to increase perceptions of resilience-supportive behaviors, resilience indicators, and related behavioral health outcomes such as emotion regulation, connectedness, team cohesion, psychological health, and physical health following the training from the perspective of the Service Member.

Detailed Description
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The goal of our proposed study is to adapt our existing, evidence-based supportive leadership training for an active duty population, focusing on training junior leaders in the Army on ways they can enhance readiness and resilience in their soldiers, as well as their own resilience. The investigators will draw on best practices from existing military and civilian programs in a training that is engaging, interactive, and customizable. The investigators will use micro-learnings - small, bite-sized pieces of information delivered in non-traditional ways, such as short podcasts or videos to enhance the training and enable it to be integrated easily into both military and civilian jobs. The investigators will evaluate the effectiveness of our Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT) intervention with U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in the State of Washington. The study will include a control group, so The investigators can better determine whether any observed changes in our participants are due to our training programs, and not some other factor. The investigators anticipate that the training programs will have a positive impact on service member readiness and resilience, psychological health, team cohesion, and reduced loneliness. This research is designed to benefit not only U.S. Army soldiers but across all military branches, as well as first-responders and other civilian occupations that face highly stressful situations as part of their work. Our training will have the potential to positively contribute to the military by enhancing service member readiness and unit autonomy, and improving mental and physical health.

Official Title
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Behavioral Health & Resilience Training for Military Leaders

Conditions
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Health Behavior, Well-Being

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT)


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Active Duty Service Members Serving in one of the two Striker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCT), Positions of platoon leader or below. Exclusion Criteria: -

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Leader Intervention<br>Leaders in the intervention group will go through the Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT) | Behavioral: Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT)<br>* Leaders will receive a training addressing supportive supervisor behaviors and resilience<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br>Leaders in the control group will be usual practice | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Leader reactions to RESULT training | Leader perceptions of training effectiveness, usefulness, and recommendations of training. Survey responses on likert-type scales. Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 10 minutes post-training | 
| Training Knowledge | Leader knowledge of resilience leadership and mental health knowledge; demonstrating knowledge acquisition from training content. Survey responses on likert-type scales (e.g., not at all - very much; strongly disagree - strongly agree). Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 10 minutes post-training | 
| Leader general self-efficacy | Leader belief that they can effectively execute behaviors to obtain important outcomes. Survey responses on likert-type scales. Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 10 minutes post-training | 
| Mental health self-efficacy | Leader belief that they can effectively execute behaviors to obtain mental health outcomes. Survey responses on likert-type scales. Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 10 minutes post-training | 
| Mental illness stigma | Leader perceptions of mental illness stigma. Survey responses on likert-type scales. Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 10 minutes post-training | 
| Resilience supportive supervisor behaviors | Service member's perceptions of leadership behaviors supporting resilience and mental health, general effectiveness, and general supervisor support. Survey responses on likert-type scales. Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 6-month post intervention | 
| Organizational attachment | Organizational attachment Description: Service member's perceptions of organizational commitment. Survey responses on likert-type scales. Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 6-month post intervention | 
| Emotion Regulation | Service member's perceptions of regulation or suppression of emotions. Survey responses on likert-type scales. Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 6-month post intervention | 
| Resilience | Service member's perceptions of the effectiveness in which they cope with problems in life. Survey responses on likert-type scales. Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 6-month post intervention | 
| Social connectedness | Service member's perceptions of belongingness and loneliness. Survey responses on likert-type scales. Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 6-month post intervention | 
| Psychological health | Service member's perceptions of their psychological health including distress, impairment in functional life areas, stress, PTSD symptoms, and anger. Survey responses on likert-type scales. Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 6-month post intervention | 
| Physical health | Service member's perceptions of physical health. Survey responses on likert-type or continuous scales. Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 6-month post intervention | 
| Cohesion | Service member's reported exposure to combat experiences during their military tenure. Survey responses on a count scale (never - 5 or more times). Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 6-month post intervention | 
| Combat exposure | Service member's reported exposure to combat experiences during their military tenure. Survey responses on a count scale (never - 5 or more times). Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will be reported at the mean. | 6-month post intervention | 
| Demographics | Leader and service member demographics including unit information, age, rank, gender, relationship status, number of children, years in the military, deployment history, and months in platoon. Survey responses. Anonymized individual data will be collected. Data will reported with mean or percentages. | 6-month post intervention | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Physical Health, Psychological Health, Well-Being, Resilience, Readiness, Military, Service Member