Psychological Health in Military Personnel: Phase III
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Well-being
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
- Enrollment
- 200
- Primary Endpoint
- Self-Image
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The study is designed to compare the efficacy of a simple, non-spiritual, self-management strategy that can strengthen personal and occupational resources-resources that can positively impact adverse reactions to military-specific demands and promote personal and work outcomes. Our app-based intervention, designed to strengthen a balanced self-identity through affirmation of growth and balance values, will be adapted to military occupational contexts, utilizing an existing self-management strategy (QE) to a military occupational context to maximize it effectiveness in strengthening participants' balanced sense of self, which we expect to have positive benefit on personal and work outcomes in military service members.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •All participants in the study will include males and females between the ages of 17-70 years. Participants of all racial and ethnic backgrounds will be eligible to participate. Participants of all religious and spiritual orientations will be eligible to participate. Participants must be active-duty military personnel.
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Self-Image
Time Frame: Baseline, 5 weeks
The self-image and compassionate goals scale developed by Crocker and Canevello (2008) will be used to assess the change in self-image between baseline and five weeks. The scale is comprised of 13 items total with six items assessing self-image goals. The scale is arranged in a 5-point Likert-type format with responses ranging from 1 (Almost never) to 5 (Always). All items begin with the phrase, "In the past week, in the area of friendships, how much did you want to or try to..." Six of the items assess self-image goals such as, "get others to recognize or acknowledge your positive qualities" and "avoid taking risks or making mistakes." Higher scores for the self-image subscale represents a higher endorsement of self-image.
Compassioante Goals
Time Frame: Baseline, 5 weeks
The self-image and compassionate goals scale developed by Crocker and Canevello (2008) will be used to assess the change in compassionate goals between baseline and five weeks. The scale is comprised of 13 items total with seven items assessing compassionate goals. The scale is arranged in a 5-point Likert-type format with responses ranging from 1 (Almost never) to 5 (Always). All items begin with the phrase, "In the past week, in the area of friendships, how much did you want to or try to..." Seven items asses compassionate goals such as, "be supportive of others" and "make a positive difference in someone else's life." Higher scores for the compassionate goals subscale represents a higher endorsement of compassionate goals.
Quiet Ego
Time Frame: Baseline, 5 weeks
Change between baseline and five weeks, the Quiet Ego Scale (QES; Wayment, Bauer, \& Sylaska, 2014) will be used to assess an identity that strikes a balance between a strong sense of agency (but not egoism) and a strong concern for the welfare of others. The QES is comprised of 14 items arranged in a 5-point Likert-type format with responses ranging from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 5 (Strongly agree). Sample items include: "I try to look at everybody's side of a disagreement before I make a decision" and "for me, life has been a continuous process of learning, changing, and growth." Higher scores on the QES indicate a stronger quiet ego. The QES has been found to have adequate internal validity (α = .76 to .78; (Wayment et al., 2014).
Secondary Outcomes
- Spiritual Fitness(Baseline, 5 weeks)
- High Risk Demands(Baseline, 5 weeks)
- Traditional Occupational Demands(Baseline, 5 weeks)
- Work Overload(Baseline, 5 weeks)
- Positive and Negative Affect Schedule(Baseline, 5 weeks)
- Coping(Baseline, 5 weeks)
- Self-Compassion(Baseline, 5 weeks)
- Military Pride(Baseline, 5 weeks)
- Environment Life(Baseline, 5 weeks)
- Family Functioning(Baseline, 5 weeks)
- Work-Family Conflict(Baseline, 5 weeks)
- Personal Resources(Baseline, 5 weeks)