Barczak-Scarboro Nikki E, Cole Wesley R, DeFreese J D, Fredrickson Barbara L, Kiefer Adam W, Bailar-Heath MaryBeth, Burke Riley J, DeLellis Stephen M, Kane Shawn F, Lynch James H, Means Gary E, Depenbrock Patrick J, Mihalik Jason P
J Spec Oper Med. 2022 Aug 1. doi: 10.55460/13NL-N4QW.
Our aim in this study was to psychometrically test resilience assessments (Ego Resiliency Scale [ER89], Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale [CD-RISC 25], Responses to Stressful Experiences Scale [RSES short-form]) and describe resilience levels in a Special Operations Forces (SOF) combat sample.
Fifty-eight SOF combat Servicemembers either entering SOF (career start; n = 38) or having served multiple years with their SOF organization (mid-career; n = 20) self-reported resilience, mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) history, and total military service.
All resilience metrics demonstrated acceptable internal consistency, but ceiling effects were found for CD-RISC and RSES scores. ER89 scores were moderate on average. ER89 scores were higher in SOF career start than mid-career Servicemembers (ηρ2 = 0.07) when accounting for the interaction between SOF career stage and total military service (ηρ2 = 0.07).
SOF mid-career Servicemembers had similar ER89 resilience scores with more total military service. The SOF career start combat Servicemembers had higher ER89 measured resilience with less total military service only, potentially showing a protective effect of greater service before entering SOF.
The ER89 may be a more optimal military resilience metric than the other metrics studied; longitudinal research on SOF combat Servicemember resilience is warranted.
本研究的目的是对复原力评估工具（自我复原力量表[ER89]、康纳-戴维森复原力量表[CD-RISC 25]、应激经历反应量表[RSES简版]）进行心理测量学测试，并描述特种作战部队（SOF）战斗样本中的复原力水平。
58名SOF战斗军人，其中要么是刚进入SOF（职业生涯开始；n = 38），要么是已在其SOF组织服役多年（职业生涯中期；n = 20），他们自行报告了复原力、轻度创伤性脑损伤（mTBI）病史和总服役年限。
所有复原力指标均显示出可接受的内部一致性，但CD-RISC和RSES得分存在天花板效应。ER89得分平均处于中等水平。在考虑SOF职业阶段和总服役年限之间的交互作用时（ηρ2 = 0.07），ER89得分在SOF职业生涯开始阶段的军人中高于职业生涯中期的军人（ηρ2 = 0.07）。
SOF职业生涯中期的军人在总服役年限更长的情况下，其ER89复原力得分相似。仅总服役年限较少的SOF职业生涯开始阶段的战斗军人，其ER89测量的复原力更高，这可能表明在进入SOF之前更多的服役经历具有保护作用。
与所研究的其他指标相比，ER89可能是更优的军事复原力指标；有必要对SOF战斗军人的复原力进行纵向研究。
