An Evaluation of the Implementation and Perceived Utility of the Airman Resilience Training Program

Singh, Reema; Schell, Terry L.; Weinick, Robin M.

doi:10.7249/rr655

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“…The weaknesses most prominently identified within these programs appeared resultant of broader issues of timing, competing resources, and challenges with retention or uptake. Programs implemented during phases of basic training or within pre-existing briefings were not received to their greatest benefit for reasons of fatigue, receptiveness, and redundancy of information (Adler, Bliese, et al, 2015; Adler, Williams et al, 2015; Gonzalez et al, 2014). Resource challenges were specific to the need to distinguish these programs from similar programs within the armed forces environment (Beardslee et al, 2011), as well as competing resources, such as time, largely impacted by the ease of program access (Dodge et al, 2018).…”

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“…Selected articles included those employing mental skills within this context through research on applicability or feasibility, survey studies, or program application and development. Final studies included focused on three major areas of mental skills application: 10 RCT or intervention studies (i.e., Adler et al, 2009; Fitzwater et al, 2018; Forbes et al, 2001; Jensen et al, 2020; Pickering et al, 2010; Taylor et al, 2011); 22 development, implementation, evaluation, or feasibility/applicability studies (i.e., Beardslee et al, 2011; Bui et al, 2018; DeFraia et al, 2014; Dodge et al, 2018; Gonzalez et al, 2014; Kees & Rosenblum, 2015; Lester et al, 2015; Perlman et al, 2010; Precious & Lindsay, 2019); and 9 explanatory studies (i.e., Casey, 2011; Herzog & Deuster, 2014; Reivich et al, 2011; Smith, 2013; Tedeschi & McNally, 2011).…”

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Mental skills in the armed forces: A scoping review.

Rodden-Aubut¹,

Tracey²

2022

Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology

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As mental performance strategies have been used effectively in a variety of elite sport settings, the purpose of this scoping review was to understand the applications of mental skills within an armed forces population. Furthermore, this review sought to uncover what types of programs have been established, and who the programs are designed to benefit. Beyond programs specifically, the review was designed to uncover additional forms of psychological skills training received. A scoping review method was employed to provide an overview of the type of programs or training received, targeted populations, and foci of mental performance applications in English speaking armed forces with particular attention toward the Canadian landscape. Of 52 studies reviewed, only three represented a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) perspective; most programs were oriented toward supporting active duty members, and 15 studies did not present a specific program. There was significant overlap amongst the 52 studies with certain programs represented in several articles, and others mentioned only one time. Findings of this review identify a need for more programming tailored toward the needs of families of serving armed forces members, seeking to provide them with adequate skills implemented directly within the family system as opposed to a delivery of skills via the active member. This review also identifies the need for more psychological skills research within the CAF landscape. It is unclear if there is simply a lack of programming offered in the Canadian context, or whether the problem lies with a lack of research to understand the efforts that do exist.

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Mental skills in the armed forces: A scoping review.

Rodden-Aubut¹,

Tracey²

2022

Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology

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“…This program is a group application that focuses on resilience, emotion control, taking responsibility, selfconfidence, and flexibility. Gonzalez, Singh, Schell & Weinick (2014), prepared a program to improve the ability of aviation workers to cope with stressful events, to enable aviation workers to adapt smoothly to work and family life after returning from duty "to ensure the resilience of aviators, to increase their performance, to strengthen the mind, body, and spirit using a skill-based approach . "At the end of the program, individuals' resilience levels increased.…”

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Spiritual Oriented Cognitive-Based Group Therapy For Enhancing Resilience and Spiritual Well-Being Against Mobbing

Emül

2023

Spiritual Psychology and Counseling

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This study examines the effect of spiritually oriented cognitive based group counseling on the resilience levels and spiritual well-being of individuals subjected to mobbing. The study used a quasi-experimental design with the control group (each group=11) with a pretest-posttest application. The mean age of the experimental group was 31.01, with a standard deviation of 6.04; the mean age of the control group was 33.09, with a standard deviation of 6.28. Eight sessions lasting 90 minutes were conducted with the experimental group. Cognitive and spiritual intervention to enhance resilience was applied to the experimental group. No intervention was applied to the control group. Measurement tools, Personal Information Form, Adult Resilience Scale, and Spiritual Well-Being Scale, were applied to the participants as pretest and posttest. Data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test. As a result of the study, it was found that spiritually oriented cognitive-based group counseling was effective on the resilience levels and spiritual well-being of individuals who were subjected to mobbing. The findings were discussed within the framework of mobbing, resilience, and spirituality literature, and recommendations were presented.

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“…Unfortunately, the study focused only on existing programs and did not evaluate their effectiveness (Robson, 2014). A separate RAND study found that airmen who received the Airman Resilience Training intervention during deployment and reintegration did not perceive it to be useful (Gonzalez et al, 2014).…”

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Programs Addressing Psychological Health and Resilience in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Farmer¹,

Whipkey²,

Chamberlin³

2019

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An Evaluation of the Implementation and Perceived Utility of the Airman Resilience Training Program

Cited by 13 publications

References 11 publications

Mental skills in the armed forces: A scoping review.

Mental skills in the armed forces: A scoping review.

Spiritual Oriented Cognitive-Based Group Therapy For Enhancing Resilience and Spiritual Well-Being Against Mobbing

Programs Addressing Psychological Health and Resilience in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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