An Examination of the Longitudinal Stability of Psychological Measures Contained within the U.S. Army's Global Assessment Tool

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Abstract:

As a component of the U.S. Army's Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness program (CSF2), the Global Assessment Tool (GAT) represents a multidimensional constellation of measures designed to assess characteristics related to resilience. Using a foundation of validated measures from prior research, the GAT has been the vehicle for self-assessment to provide Soldiers, their families, and Army Civilians snapshots of their psychosocial wellness. Despite the long history of the measurement instrument (first implemented in 2009) and widespread use (mandatory for all active-duty Soldiers annually), the longitudinal capabilities of the GAT has received little attention.

Author(s):
Ratcliff, Nathaniel J. ; Thurston, Joel ; Goldstein, Joshua R. ; Lancaster, Vicki A. ; Shipp, Stephanie S. ; Keller, Sallie ; Ervin, Kelly S.
Author Organization(s):
VIRGINIA UNIV CHARLOTTESVILLE
Funding Organization(s):
ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT BELVOIR VA, Fort Belvoir , VA
Document Type:
Technical Report/Final Report
Publication Date:
2021 Apr 01
Pagination:
75

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TRECMS
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TR-1397
Grant Number(s):
W911NF-19-2-0164
Task Number(s):
984
Program Element Number(s):
PE622785, PE602785A
Project Number(s):
790
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
social psychology, information science, psychology, social sciences, military research, traumatic stress disorder, data mining, data science, factor analysis, knowledge management, new york, organizational structure, psychological phenomena and processes, surveys, united states, active duty, analysis of variance
Keyword(s):
Psychological measurement, Longitudinal stability, Test battery, gat(global assessement tool), csf2(Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness), psychosocial wellness
Subject Categories:
Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences
Creation Date:
2021 Oct 12
Update Date:
2021 Oct 18