Readiness Supportive Leadership Training

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Health Behavior
Well-Being

Interventions: Behavioral: Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT)

Registration Number: NCT04152824

Lead Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University

Brief Summary: This study is a randomized controlled trial that assesses the effects of an evidence based, multi-component, leadership support intervention, Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT), using accelerated learning strategies aimed at improving Service Member resilience and readiness in the military.

The intervention is expected to increase perceptions of resilience-supportive behaviors, resilience indicators, and related behavioral health outcomes such as emotion regulation, connectedness, team cohesion, and psychological health following the training from the perspective of the Service Member.

Detailed Description: The goal of our proposed study is to adapt our existing, evidence-based supportive leadership training for an active duty population, focusing on training junior leaders in the Army on ways they can enhance readiness and resilience in their soldiers, as well as their own resilience. The investigators draw on best practices from existing military and civilian programs in a training that is engaging, interactive, and customizable. The investigators use micro-learnings - small, bite-sized pieces of information delivered in non-traditional ways, such as short podcasts or videos to enhance the training and enable it to be integrated easily into both military and civilian jobs.

The investigators evaluate the effectiveness of our Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT) intervention with U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in the State of Washington. The study includes a control group, so the investigators can better determine whether any observed changes in our participants are due to our training programs, and not some other factor. The investigators anticipate that the training programs will have a positive impact on service member readiness and resilience, psychological health, team cohesion, and reduced loneliness.

This research is designed to benefit not only U.S. Army soldiers but across all military branches, as well as first-responders and other civilian occupations that face highly stressful situations as part of their work. Our training has the potential to positively contribute to the military by enhancing service member readiness and unit autonomy, and improving mental and physical health.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 1890

Inclusion Criteria

Active Duty Service Members Serving in one of the two Striker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCT).

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Leader Intervention	Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT)	Leaders in the intervention group will go through the Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Resilience Supportive Supervisor Behaviors - Destigmatizing	3-month post intervention, up to 4 months	Service member's perceptions of leadership support behavior in destigmatizing behavioral health. Likert-type scale 1-5, with higher scores indicating greater destigmatization
Dimensions of Anger Reactions (DAR-5)	3-month post intervention, up to 4 months	Service member's perceptions of their anger, Likert-type scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of anger
Life Satisfaction	3-month post intervention, up to 4 months	Service member's perceptions of their general life satisfaction. Likert-type scale from 1-5, with higher scores indicating higher satisfaction
Brief Loneliness Scale	3-month post intervention, up to 4 months	Service member's perception of their own loneliness. Likert-type scale from 3-13, with higher scores indicating greater loneliness
Resilience Supportive Supervisor Behaviors - Emotional Support	3-month post intervention, up to 4 months	Service member's perceptions of leadership emotional support behavior. Likert-type scale 1-5, with higher scores indicating greater support
Unit Belonging - Subscale of the Team Cohesion Scale	3-month post intervention, up to 4 months	Service member's perceptions degree to which they feel part of their current platoon. Likert-type scale from 1-7, with higher scores indicating more sense of belonging.