Resilience in Army STARRS: Evaluating psychometrics of a multi-dimensional resilience measure

The moderating role of resilience factors for at-risk U.S. army soldiers-in-training: An expansion of a person-centered approach to adverse childhood experiences.

“…Seventeen items from the Army STARRS were used to assess factors of resilience. Specifically, three factors identified and validated in a multidimensional resilience measure (Campbell-Sills et al, 2018; Reed-Fitzke et al, 2023) were used to assess stress tolerance, positive orientation, and social resources. Psychometric evidence supports the use of these items in three separate scales versus their combined use (Campbell-Sills et al, 2018; Reed-Fitzke et al, 2023).…”

“…Specifically, three factors identified and validated in a multidimensional resilience measure (Campbell-Sills et al, 2018; Reed-Fitzke et al, 2023) were used to assess stress tolerance, positive orientation, and social resources. Psychometric evidence supports the use of these items in three separate scales versus their combined use (Campbell-Sills et al, 2018; Reed-Fitzke et al, 2023). Sample items include “(Ability to) keep calm and think of the right thing to do in a crisis” (stress tolerance), “(How well does the statement) I usually look on the bright side of things (describe you)” (positive orientation), and “(How likely are you to talk to or seek help from) parents or other family members” (social resources).…”

“…The specific resilience factors examined were stress tolerance (i.e., ability to handle stress; Campbell-Sills et al, 2018), positive orientation (i.e., adaptive response to adversity using positive thinking and affect; Denckla et al, 2017; Meredith et al, 2011), and social resources (i.e., connection to a social network; S. A. Masten, 2015; see also Reed-Fitzke et al, 2023). This study sought to answer two questions: (Research Question 1 [RQ1]) Do resilience factors moderate the connection between ACEs profiles and adverse mental health?…”