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ArticlePsychological assessment2023

Measurement validity of the six-factor model of psychological well-being in a military sample: Implications for measuring well-being in service members.

Benjamin Trachik, Bradley Fawver, Stephen K Trapp, Simon B Goldberg, Michelle L Ganulin, Nathan T Kearns, Ashlee B McKeon, Michael N Dretsch, Walter J Sowden

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Article in Psychological assessment, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Perceptions of Organizational Affect and Holistic Mental Health in United States Army Soldiers During and After Deployment.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025
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  2. Satisfaction with life, affects, and subjective happiness in military personnel.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Benjamin TrachikUnited States Army Medical Research Directorate-West, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.ORCID 0000-0002-7464-5050
Bradley FawverUnited States Army Medical Research Directorate-West, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
Stephen K TrappMetrodora Institute.
Simon B GoldbergDepartment of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Michelle L GanulinUnited States Army Medical Research Directorate-West, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
Nathan T KearnsUnited States Army Medical Research Directorate-West, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
Ashlee B McKeonDirectorate of Psychological Application, United States Army Special Operations Command.
Michael N DretschUnited States Army Medical Research Directorate-West, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
Walter J SowdenDepartment of Behavioral Health, Tripler Army Medical Center.ORCID 0000-0001-7329-1222
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research · USTripler Army Medical Center · USUnited States Army Medical Command · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

Mindfulness training delivered via mobile health to reduce depression and anxietyK23AT010879 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI GOLDBERG, SIMON B · 2020 to 2024
$786k
NCCIH NIH HHS K23 AT010879
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subjective well-being is a positive psychological construct that has important implications for the U.S. Military's goal to develop service members' strengths and support their overall thriving and downstream resilience. Despite this, the concept of well-being has not been well studied in military populations who have unique work demands, stressors, and autonomy/agency in daily life compared to civilians. To address this shortcoming in the literature, the present study assessed Ryff's measures of psychological well-being (PWB) in 1,333 U.S. service members prior to the deployments in the Middle East. Various methods attempting to validate the theoretical model purported by Ryff were unsuccessful, and exploratory factor analyses did not result in a novel model for this population. Future research should continue to evaluate proposed models of soldier well-being and propose novel theories, as well as measures, to assess this important construct. Implications are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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Military PersonnelHumansPsychological Well-Being

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PMID37470988
PMCPMC10524694
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