Refinement and Validation of a Military Emotional Intelligence Training Program
Abstract
The goal of the proposed project is to provide the Army with a brief, well-validated, internet-based training program for enhancing Emotional Intelligence (EI) and resilience skills. Addressing this need is crucial, as military personnel are often required to serve under dangerous and emotionally stressful conditions. Prolonged stress or exposure to very intense life-threatening experiences, such as those encountered in combat or other hazardous duty deployments, can increase the risk of developing mental health problems including depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One possible way to minimize the effects of these stressful experiences on Service members is to strengthen their emotional flexibility, adaptability, and capacity to cope with adversity before they find themselves faced with such situations. To fill this need, we propose to provide the military with a web-based program that focuses on enhancing Emotional Intelligence (EI), a core set of trainable emotional skills that collectively include the capacity to understand, perceive, control, and use emotions effectively.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1104087
Entities
People
- William D. Killgore
Organizations
- University of Arizona