Mental Robusthedstræning i Livgarden

Authors

  • Eva Hertz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/pl.v36i2.23407

Abstract

Over the last two decades, Denmark has sent 26,000 combat soldiers to the Balkans, Iraq and
Afghanistan. A large number of veterans have difficulties in adjusting to everyday life after
the mission and suffer from sub-clinical symptoms of depression, withdrawal, arousal, and
insomnia. The aim of this study was to examine whether resilience training has a positive
effect on these symptoms.
A pilot study was conducted among a battalion of 130 combat soldiers (ISAF-15) attending a
5-day course on resilience training prior to their deployment to Afghanistan. The curriculum
included positive psychology interventions to boost well-being, i.e. training of cognitive 

skills, self-regulation and identifying character strengths using the VIA-survey. The results
were less symptoms of distress, higher scores concerning positive emotions, flexible thinking,
and coping strategies. These results persisted 6 months after return from the mission in Afghanistan.
This study suggests that resilience training has a significant impact on combat
soldiers psychological well-being.

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Published

2016-04-13

How to Cite

Hertz, E. (2016). Mental Robusthedstræning i Livgarden. Psyke & Logos, 36(2), 219–237. https://doi.org/10.7146/pl.v36i2.23407

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Vol. 36 No. 2 (2015): At være menneske i en kompleks verden

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