METHODS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE DEVELOPMENT ÃŽN THE MILITARY STUDENT ENVIRONMENT
Abstract
Concern for the development of psychological resilience of the military began during basic military training in specialized academies and schools. The purpose of this study is to measure the extent to which students fromLandForcesAcademyinSibiuused the main methods of developing psychological resilience required to the professional military. For this we constructed a questionnaire consisting of 40 items which lists these methods. Data obtained from the questionnaire were subjected to factor analysis, eight factors being retained, representing potential categories of methods used by theLandForcesAcademystudents to develop their psychological resilience.
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