Cultivating knowledge of resiliency and reintegration among military youth through a national youth leadership program

PurposeThis study aims to examine the impact of knowledge and skills acquisition from youth leadership programs on the extent of training transfer. Additionally, it explores the role of self-esteem as a potential intervening mechanism in linking the acquired knowledge and skills to the transfer of training.Design/methodology/approachUsing a non-probability purposive sampling, data were gathered from participants of youth leadership programs in Brunei. The study hypotheses were validated using multiple linear regression analysis and Hayes PROCESS macro.Findings The findings revealed that knowledge and skills acquisition positively affect the extent of training transfer among youth leadership program participants. Moreover, self-esteem is found to be a crucial mediator in the relationship between knowledge and skills acquired from youth leadership programs and the extent of training transfer.Practical implicationsThe study suggests that to optimize the transfer of training in the youth leadership programs, relevant stakeholders – training providers, and practitioners – must prioritize not only the knowledge and skills acquisition but also the cultivation of participants’ self-esteem. To achieve this, a primary focus should be placed on the criticality of designing such programs to address these factors. Policymakers, particularly in Brunei, can enhance the leadership pipeline among the youth population and expedite progress toward achieving the national vision by aligning leadership development initiatives with the broader national development agenda.Originality/valueCollectively, this study enhances understanding of training transfer in youth leadership development, an often-overlooked area in the literature.

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Military Family-Centred Resilience-Building Programming Across the Deployment Cycle: A Scoping Review

Hébert,

Tippe,

Aquin

et al. 2024

IJERPH

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Background: There is international agreement that military families (MFs)—active service members, reservists, veterans, and their families—must be resilient to overcome military life adversities. Resilience is defined either as skillsets or as processes implicating multi-systems in a socio-ecological context. While research on resilience-building specific to children and families who face adversity is growing, there is a paucity of evidence on MF-centred resilience-building. Objective: This review describes the evidence on such resilience-building programming and determines if adversity is considered a barrier or facilitator to resilience-building. Methods: This scoping review yielded 4050 peer-reviewed articles from database inception until December 2023, found in 12 databases. Articles were deduplicated, leaving 1317 that were independently screened for eligibility by two reviewers. Disagreements were resolved through discussion with a third reviewer. Findings: Of these articles, 27 were included; 5 additional articles were also included from other sources. The vast majority of included studies (91%) were conducted in the United States. These 32 articles were organised into categories, including demographics, research methodologies used, resilience program descriptors, and outcomes. Conclusions: Our results reveal that programs on building MF resilience vary widely, often measuring non-resilience health and social outcomes. We provide preliminary insights for MF health and policy. Our review findings will be invaluable for further evidence-based programming that builds resilience in MFs.

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Cultivating knowledge of resiliency and reintegration among military youth through a national youth leadership program

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Supporting military-connected teens to thrive: a qualitative evaluation of a leadership program from the perspective of teens and adult advisors

Supporting military-connected teens to thrive: a qualitative evaluation of a leadership program from the perspective of teens and adult advisors

Examining knowledge and skills acquisition from youth leadership programs in Brunei: is self-esteem the missing link in training transfer?

Military Family-Centred Resilience-Building Programming Across the Deployment Cycle: A Scoping Review

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