Resilience among students at the Basic Enlisted Submarine School
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Authors
Trivette, AliceMary
Raigoza, Dominic
Gonzales, Melissa
Subjects
Basic Enlisted Submarine School
students
resilience
leadership
identification
positive framing
stress
subjective well-being
students
resilience
leadership
identification
positive framing
stress
subjective well-being
Advisors
Powley, Edward H.
Barrett, Frank J.
Date of Issue
2016-12
Date
Dec-16
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
This study assesses resilience among Sailors at Basic Enlisted Submarine School (BESS), analyzing the effects of positive framing and how changes in resilience affect subjective well-being and perceived stress. An appreciative inquiry-based intervention was administered at two intervals to measure changes according to various scales (e.g., positive framing, perceived-stress scale, resilience, and subjective well-being). Surveys of BESS Sailors were collected at four intervals to examine relationships, trends, and measure changes in scales and self-reported resilience. The Hayes' Macro in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SSPS) was used to uncover factors relevant to mediation analysis. Findings suggest that the encouragement of social resilience helps buffer against stress and explains subjective well-being. Improvement of Sailor resilience may improve fleet readiness, productivity, retention, and morale. It is recommended that this study be expanded in scope from BESS to the entire submarine fleet to target and reduce unplanned attrition in the submarine community.
Type
Thesis
Description
MBA Professional Report
Series/Report No
NPS Outstanding Theses and Dissertations
Department
Graduate School of Business and Public Policy (GSBPP)
Organization
Department of Defense Management (DDM)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.