Lee Jennifer E C, Bennett Clare, Bennett Neanne, Bouak Fethi, Goldenberg Irina, Harrison Kate, Edge Heather McCuaig, Bell Amy Millikan, Quartana Phillip J, Simms Maj Amos, Adler Amy B
Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Defence Health Directorate, New Zealand Defence Force, Wellington, New Zealand.
Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2024 Oct 12. doi: 10.1007/s11920-024-01522-3.
Members of a technical panel representing Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US collaborated to develop surveys designed to provide military leaders with information to guide decisions early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of this collaboration and a review of findings from the resulting body of work.
While surveys pointed to relatively favorable mental health and perceptions of leadership among military personnel early in the pandemic, these observations did not reflect the experiences of personnel deployed in COVID-19 response operations, nor were these observations reflective of later stages of the pandemic. Establishing and leveraging networks that enable the rapid development of employee surveys and sharing of results can serve as a pathway for empowering military leaders in times of crisis. Organizational support and leadership decisions are especially critical for maintaining well-being among personnel during crises.
一个由来自澳大利亚、加拿大、新西兰、英国和美国的技术专家组成的小组合作开展了多项调查，旨在为军事领导人提供信息，以便在新冠疫情早期指导决策。本文的目的是概述这一合作情况，并对由此产生的一系列工作的调查结果进行综述。
虽然调查显示，在疫情早期，军事人员的心理健康状况和对领导力的看法相对良好，但这些观察结果既没有反映参与新冠疫情应对行动的人员的经历，也没有反映疫情后期的情况。建立并利用能够实现员工调查快速开展和结果共享的网络，可以成为在危机时期增强军事领导人能力的一条途径。组织支持和领导决策对于在危机期间维持人员的福祉尤为关键。
