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dc.creatorBarth, Timothy M.
dc.creatorLord, Charles G.
dc.creatorThakkar, Vishal J.
dc.creatorBrock, Rita N.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-05T14:38:13Z
dc.date.available2021-03-05T14:38:13Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-14
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v6i2.199
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/43810
dc.identifier.urihttps://journal-veterans-studies.org/articles/10.21061/jvs.v6i2.199
dc.description.abstractResilience Strength Training (RST) is a peer specialist program that incorporates a military squad model of group trust and bonding to address problems specific to moral injury (typically involving collapse of meaning or faith, loss of trust, self-isolation, and the failure of relationships). The training program was offered to 97 male and female veterans (ages 24-73) at two Volunteers of America (VOA) affiliates. The veterans completed measures related to moral injury prior to RST training, immediately upon completion, and 6 months after the training. RST significantly improved their reported post-traumatic growth, perceived meaning in life, propensity to trust, dispositional optimism, positive attitudes toward themselves, personal self-esteem, and sleep quality, while decreasing their dependence on both alcohol and sleep medications. These improvements were more pronounced immediately after RST but remained significant on most measures 6 months after training had ended. The results are interpreted as supportive of RST as a vehicle for addressing moral injury in veterans through development of self-calming strategies, communication skills, and self-esteem, as well as development of a peer-supported community with shared experiences.
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherVirginia Tech Libraries
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceJournal of Veterans Studies
dc.subjectmoral injury
dc.subjectresilience strength training
dc.subjectveterans
dc.subjectmindfulness
dc.subjectsleep
dc.titleEffects of Resilience Strength Training on Constructs Associated with Moral Injury among Veterans
dc.typeArticle
dc.rights.holderBarth, et al
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0
local.collegeCollege of Science and Engineering
local.departmentPsychology
local.personsBarth, Lord, Thakkar (PSYC)


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