Psychological Hardiness and Coping Style as Risk/Resilience Factors for Alcohol Abuse

Bartone, Paul T.; Hystad, Sigurd William; Eid, Jarle; Brevik, John Ivar

doi:10.7205/milmed-d-11-00200

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“…This scale has previously been validated for use in the Norwegian population and language (Hystad, Eid, Johnsen, Laberg, & Bartone, 2010). In two recent studies, this scale predicted the likelihood of sickness absence from work (Hystad, Eid, & Brevik, 2011) and was negatively related to risk for alcohol abuse in military personnel (Bartone, Hystad, Eid, & Brevik, 2012). …”

Section: The Hardiness Instrumentmentioning

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Exploring Gender Equivalence and Bias in a Measure of Psychological Hardiness

Hystad¹

2012

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One of the most pervasive criticisms found in the hardiness literature concern the question whether the construct is equally important for men and women. Using a multi-group confirmatory factor analytic approach, this question was explored from a more fundamental perspective by examining measurement equivalence across gender in a measure of hardiness, the 15-item Dispositional Resilience Scale Bartone, P. T. (1995). A short hardiness scale. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, New York.]. Although results suggested some non-equivalence related to the control subscale, follow-up analyses examining gender bias in the two non-equivalent items showed that the effect of gender was minimal. The gender effects found indicated that women had a greater tendency to endorse these items compared to men. Given the stringent criteria used to test for equivalence and minimal evidence of bias found, it is concluded that the results largely point to equivalence across gender in the DRS-15.

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Exploring Gender Equivalence and Bias in a Measure of Psychological Hardiness

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“…On the other hand, it could be hypothesised that low hardy women with UI are less likely to present for treatment, as according to some authors [10,24] low hardiness is clinically linked to avoidance of coping mechanisms.…”

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“…Screening for hardiness can improve clinical care in various contexts [24]. While a number of such scales are available (e.g.…”

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Managing women presenting with urinary incontinence: is hardiness significant?

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“…Third, the use of some substances such as cigarettes and/or alcohol is known to be an integral part of the military identity. It all constitutes an occupation-specific environment which indirectly "stimulates" SUM [7][8][9][10]. At the same time, studies on military subjects have defined a pronounced influence of SUM on decreased physical readiness, higher injury occurrence, and overall limited duties, lost productivity, and personnel shortages [11][12][13][14].…”

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Substance use and misuse in the Croatian Army Special Forces: prevalence and influencing factors

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Milanović²,

Bok³

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International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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Objectives: In addition to being a serious health-hazard, substance-use-and-misuse (SUM) in military forces negatively influences physical fitness and army readiness. The aim of this study was to define the prevalence of SUM, which includes cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and multiple SUM (i.e. practice of daily smoking and harmful alcohol drinking), and factors influencing SUM in the Croatian Special Army Forces (SAF). Materials and Methods: We studied 73 SAF members. A self-administered validated questionnaire was used to gather socio-demographic and military-professionrelated data, and SUM factors. The associations between studied variables were established by the Chi 2 test, and forward conditional logistic regression (FCLR). Results: With less than 40% of daily smokers, smoking was within expected values. Almost 80% of the examinees reported no binge drinking, while 54% reported harmful drinking according to the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test scale. Paternity and education level were negatively associated with daily smoking, while higher incidence of daily smoking was found for privates and those who practiced harmful drinking (all at p < 0.05). The FCLR demonstrated a higher risk of harmful alcohol consumption for younger commissioned officers (OR for military rank = 5.54, 95% CI: 2.19-13.99; OR for age = 0.85, 95% CI: 0.76-0.95). Conclusion: Although SUM incidence was not alarming compared to the overall population and the previously reported military data, additional efforts are necessary in order to decrease cigarette consumption. The study showed that protective/risk structure of the substance misuse in the military should be investigated specifically with regard to particular military services, corps, and socio-cultural environment.

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Psychological Hardiness and Coping Style as Risk/Resilience Factors for Alcohol Abuse

Cited by 79 publications

References 42 publications

Exploring Gender Equivalence and Bias in a Measure of Psychological Hardiness

Exploring Gender Equivalence and Bias in a Measure of Psychological Hardiness

Managing women presenting with urinary incontinence: is hardiness significant?

Substance use and misuse in the Croatian Army Special Forces: prevalence and influencing factors

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