Military Identity Project

NCT04261842 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: FDG20180009EHU00011820041 N18-B07
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 115
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Military Identity Project is an exploration of military identity in Active Duty Service Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force \& Marine Corps. The purpose of this project is to discover common identity attributes shared by active duty members across Service branches and to see if specific traits are related to levels of well-being and resilience.

Conditions

Military Identity; Self-schemas; Psychological Well-being

Keywords

Military Identity; Military psychological health; Active Duty; Well-being; Readiness; Self and Identity; Self-Schemas

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Open-ended Identity Attribute Task (Task 1)

  Participants will enter up to 9 attributes that represent how they think about themselves as a military member and using an 11-point scale rate each attribute according to: Self-descriptiveness (How much does this attribute really describe me?), Importance (How important is this attribute to who I am as a military member?) and, Valence (How positive or negative do I consider this attribute in myself?).

  15 minutes

• Identity Attribute Response Time Task (Task 2)

  The Response Time task will involve participants striking specific keys on the keyboard to endorse or reject 70 pre-determined attributes (10 practice attributes; 60 randomized experimental attributes) as self-descriptive.

  3 minutes

• Demographic Questions (Task 3)

  The participant will respond to six demographic items: gender, Service branch, rank, active duty service time, number of deployments, and whether raised in a military family.

  2 minutes

• Inclusion of In-group in the Self Scale (Task 4)

  The Inclusion of In-group in the Self Scale (IIS) is a single-item measure that is adapted easily and administered quickly for studies involving membership in many different groups. The scale of 1 to 7 is represented by seven pairs of circles representing level of identification with the military; participants will be asked to choose the pair of circles that best represents their own level of identification with the military. The pair of circles labeled "1" (no overlap) represents the lowest level of identification with the military. The pair labeled "7" (almost complete overlap) represents the highest level of identification with the military. The score represents a self-report of a participant's level of identification with a group, and is not by itself indicative of a better or worse outcome.

  1-2 minutes

• Closed-ended Identity Attribute Task (Task 5)

  The Closed-ended Identity Attribute Task (CIAT) provides a list of 60 attributes generated through methods established in the social psychological sciences. Using an 11-point scale, the participant must rate each attribute according to: Self-descriptiveness (How much does this attribute really describe me?), Importance (How important is this attribute to who I am as a military member?) and, Valence (How positive or negative do I consider this attribute in myself?). The CIAT uses the same 60 attributes presented as experimental stimuli in the Identity Attribute Response Time Task (Task 2).

  10 minutes

• Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-being (Task 6)

  The Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-being (PWB) is comprised of six 9-item scales (54 total items) of psychological well-being constructed to measure the dimensions of autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations, purpose in life and self-acceptance. Participants will respond to statements using a scale of 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 6 (Strongly Agree). Scores from the 54 items are summed; the higher the total score = the higher the PWB.

  10 minutes

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Population of interest includes a stratified self-selected sample of ADSM participants (25% USA, 25% USAF, 25% USMC, 25% USN). Recruitment will be primarily through online forums with facilitation championed from five recruitment hubs at: 1) David Grant Medical Center (USAF) serving over 10K ADSM, 2) 59th Medical Wing, (USAF) serving over 60K ADSM, 3) Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, (USN) serving over 3.5K ADSM, 4) Womack Army Medical Center (USA) serving 50K ADSM. and 5) Marine Corps Base Hawaii (USMC), home to the majority of the 5,300 Marines stationed on Oahu. The study is site agnostic as it will be conducted in a virtual environment hosted by Harvard's Project Implicit virtual laboratory, therefore any ADSM who meets the inclusion criteria is eligible to participate.

You may qualify if:

• An active duty member of the US Army, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, US Navy
• Willing to complete the online identity tasks requiring approximately 45 minutes

You may not qualify if:

• Civilian
• Guard or Reserve Service Members
• U.S. Public Health Service Member
• U.S. Coast Guard Service Member

Sponsors & Collaborators

• David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center: lead
• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: collaborator
• University of Rochester: collaborator
• San Antonio Military Medical Center: collaborator
• Walter Reed National Military Medical Center: collaborator
• Womack Army Medical Center: collaborator
• Tripler Army Medical Center: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

David Grant USAF Medical Center

Travis Air Force Base, California, 94535, United States

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Laurie A Migliore, PhD

  David Grant USAF Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 31, 2020
• First Posted: February 10, 2020
• Study Start: April 7, 2020
• Primary Completion: February 19, 2021
• Study Completion: December 31, 2021
• Last Updated: April 5, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)