Promoting psychological resilience in the U.S. military
By: Lisa S. Meredith ... [et al.].
Contributors: United States. Dept. of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense; Rand Corporation
Series: Rand Corporation monograph series -- MG-996-OSD.
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780833050632
Subjects: Resilience (Personality trait); Families of military personnel; Bibliography; Psychology; Soldiers; Services for; Military Psychology
Other titles: Promoting psychological resilience in the United States military
Description: As U.S. service members deploy for extended periods on a repeated basis, their ability to cope with the stress of deployment may be challenged. A growing number of programs and strategies provided by the military and civilian sectors are available to encourage and support psychological resilience to stress for service members and families. Though previous research from the field of psychology delineating the factors that foster psychological resilience is available, there has been no assessment of whether and how well the current military resilience programs are addressing these factors in their activities. Further, little is known about the effectiveness of these programs on developing resilience. To assist the Department of Defense in understanding methodologies that could be useful in promoting resilience among service members and their families, the authors conducted a focused literature review to identify evidence-informed factors for promoting psychological resilience. The study also reviewed a subset of military resilience programs to determine the extent to which they included those evidence-informed factors. This report describes the context, approach, and findings from these research activities.
Notes: "MG-996-OSD."--Cover p. 4.

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-120, 155-158).
Table of contents: title: Introduction, study objectives, and approach; title: Literature and expert review to identify factors that promote resilience; title: Review of programs promoting resilience; title: Conclusions and recommendations.