In this book, Sinclair and Britt and a group of researchers investigate the concept of resilience, its essential role in normal psychological development, and its relevance within various occupational contexts unique to the military. They also evaluate existing programs for developing and maintaining resilience that have been implemented in various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. -- Provided by publisher.

Foreword /Colonel Carl A. Castro Ph. D -- Introduction: the meaning and importance of military resilience / Thomas W. Britt, Robert R. Sinclair, and Anna C. McFadden -- Understanding resilience: personal and organizational determinants -- Personality and psychological resilience in military personnel / Robert R. Sinclair, Melissa C. Waitsman, Celina M. Oliver, and Marilyn Nicole Deese -- Morale and cohesion as contributors to resilience / Thomas W. Britt and Kalifa Oliver -- Situational factors and resilience: facilitating adaptation to military stressors / Steve M. Jex, Jason Kain, and YoungAh Park -- The role of transformational and ethical leadership in building and maintaining resilience / Allister MacIntyre, Danielle Charbonneau, and Damian O'Keefe -- Building resilience: models and programs -- Building psychological resilience in military personnel / Julia M. Whealin, Josef I. Ruzek, and Edward M. Vega -- Fostering resilience across the deployment cycle / Neil Greenberg -- Resilience in military families: a review of programs and empirical evidences / Kathleen M. Wright, Lyndon A. Riviere, Julie C. Merrill, and Oscar A. Cabrera -- Comprehensive soldier fitness: underscoring the facts, dismantling the fiction / Paul B. Lester, Sharon McBride, and Rhonda L. Cornum -- Military resilience: conclusions and future directions -- Military resilience: remaining questions and unresolved issues / Robert R. Sinclair and Thomas W. Britt -- Resilience in a military occupational health context: directions for future research / Amy B. Adler.