DEVELOPING RESILIENCE IN MILITARY STUDENT GROUPS

Authors

  • Crenguta Mihaela Macovei Land Forces Academy „Nicolae Balcescu”Sibiu
  • Cristina Manda School of applications for combat units "Mihai Viteazul" Pitesti

Abstract

Individual resilience supposes the acquisition
and development of mental, emotional and physical
abilities that allow a person to obtain optimal
performances in the activities he or she develops.
Acquiring individual or group resilience techniques and
strategies begins ever since the special preparation in
the military academies. This paper presents the results
of a study whose aim is to identify the main methods
used by the military instructors and direct commanders
of the students in the Land Forces Academy in Sibiu in
order to develop the resilience of the military student
groups.

References

Bartone, P. T. (2006), Resilience Under Military Operational Stress: Can Leaders Influence Hardiness? Military Psychology, 18 (Suppl.), S131–S148, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc, http://www.hardiness-resilience.com/docs/Bartone.pdf

Britt, T.W., Castro, C.A., Adler, A.B. (eds.) (2006), Military Life. The Psychology of Serving in Peace and Combat. Military Culture., Volume 4, USA, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 0-275-98304-8

Meredith L.S., Sherbourne C. D., Gaillot S.G., Hansell L., Ritschard H. V., Parker, A. M., Wrenn G. (2011), Promoting Psychological Resilience in the U.S. Military, Published by the RAND Corporation, http://www.rand.org

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Published

2014-02-25

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2013): AGORA PSYCHO-PRAGMATICA

Section

Articles