Authors: Arthur Williams¹; Bonnie M. Hagerty²; Steven M. Yousha³; Julie Horrocks⁴; Kenneth S. Hoyle⁵; Dawei Liu⁶

Source: Military Medicine, Volume 169, Number 10, October 2004 , pp. 814-820(7)

Publisher: AMSUS - Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.

Abstract:

The purpose of this prospective study was to investigate the effects of the Boot Camp Survival Training for Navy Recruits—A Prescription (BOOT STRAP) intervention on stress, depression, situational events, interpersonal factors, and recruit training performance. Divisions of Navy recruits were randomly selected and 801 recruits participated for the 9 weeks of their training. Recruits “at risk” for depression were randomly assigned to the intervention or nonintervention groups, and the remaining recruits served as the comparison group. The at-risk recruits who received the BOOT STRAP intervention significantly increased their sense of belonging, experienced less loneliness, used more problem-solving coping skills, and decreased insecure attachment by the end of recruit training. Percentages of recruits in the study successfully completing basic training were 84% of the comparison group, 86% of the intervention group, and only 74% of the nonintervention group. Results suggest that the BOOT STRAP intervention improves recruit functioning, strengthens training performance, helps reduce attrition, and may have important implications for stress and depression interventions.

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. 2: Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. 3: Project Site Director, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. 4: Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Ontario, Canada. 5: Director of Medical Services and Head, Mental Health Department, Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, IL 60088. 6: Research Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

Publication date: 2004-10-01

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