ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Resilience as a Protective Factor in Basic Military Training, a Longitudinal Study of the Swiss Armed Forces.
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- Soldiers' resilience? A systematic review of micro-, meso-, and macro-level resilience factors in the military.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
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- Military Values, Military Virtues, and Vulnerable Narcissism among Cadets of the Swiss Armed Forces-Results of a Cross-Sectional Study.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with fear of COVID-19 in military personnel during the second epidemic wave in Peru.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Preventing and Mitigating Post-Traumatic Stress: A Scoping Review of Resilience Interventions for Military Personnel in Pre Deployment.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- Adaptation in Young Military Recruits: Protocol for the Advancing Research on Mechanisms of Resilience (ARMOR) Prospective Longitudinal Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Effects of Resilience Training on Resilient Functioning in Chronic Stress Situations among Cadets of the Swiss Armed Forces.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Relationship between Psychological Hardiness and Military Performance by Reservists: A Moderation Effect of Perceived Stress and Resilience.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Prioritizing competencies for soldier's mental resilience: an application of integrative fuzzy-trapezoidal decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory in updating training program.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
For recruits, basic military training (BMT) can be experienced as a stressful episode in which relevant protective factors such as resilience might be essential for successful completion of the training. The present study examined whether resilience would act as a protective factor during BMT in the Swiss Armed Forces. To this end, we conducted a cross-sectional and longitudinal study of resilience and psychological burden. At the beginning of the BMT and at week 11, 525 male recruits (mean age: 20.3 years) completed a series of questionnaires covering demographic information and assessing resilience, perceived stress and mental distress. In parallel, their superiors rated recruits' military performance in week 13. Dropout rates were also registered. Cross-sectionally and longitudinally, higher resilience scores predicted lower scores for perceived stress, mental distress, and better military performance. Higher self-rated resilience was moderately associated with military performance, as rated by recruits' superiors. Resilience scores, perceived stress and mental distress did not differ between those recruits continuing their BMT and dropouts. In support of our assumptions, resilience acted as a protective factor during Swiss Armed Forces BMT.
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