Development and psychometric evaluation of the mental readiness for military transition scale (MT-Ready).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The transition to civilian life following separation from military service is associated with increased risk of mental health disorders, suicide, and poor adjustment. No measure currently enables pre-separation screening to assess mental readiness for transition and identify personnel most at risk of poor outcomes. The Mental Readiness for Military Transition Scale (MT-Ready) was developed to identify psychosocial factors predictive of post-separation psychological adjustment and mental health.

Methods

Phase I was a qualitative study including transitioned veterans (n = 60), partners of transitioned veterans (n = 20) and mental health clinicians (n = 20) which enabled development of candidate items that were subsequently piloted with a current serving Australian D

SUBMITTER: Romaniuk M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10410831 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature