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Psychological

Screening: Predicting 1

Resilience to Stress*

HOWARD N. GARB

Lackland Air Force Base

JEFF CIGRANG
Wright Patterson Air Force Base

Contents
Psychological Screening: Predicting Resilience to Stress ................................. 4
Why Is Psychological Screening Important? ..................................................... 4
Current Practice ..................................................................................................... 5
Risk Factors for Stress and Attrition ................................................................... 7
Demographic Factors ........................................................................................ 8
Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors .............................................................. 9
Aptitude and Intelligence ............................................................................ 9
Criminal History ........................................................................................ 10
Smoking Behavior ...................................................................................... 12
Mental Health History ............................................................................... 13
Childhood Physical or Sexual Abuse ........................................................14
Personality Traits ........................................................................................ 15
Conclusions and Recommendations ..................................................................16
Basic Research ...................................................................................................16
Enlistment Standards ..................................................................................... 17
Psychological Screening ................................................................................. 17
Information Sharing ....................................................................................... 18
References .............................................................................................................. 18

* The views expressed in this chapter are those of the authors and are not the official

policy of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Air Force.
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