Effectiveness of multi-disciplinary structured training program on mentoring and mental well-being for officers and instructors in the Indian Air Force

The military environment is characterized by unpredictable situations, intensive training, demanding workload, and job-associated stressors, which make it highly stressful. Mentorship and mental well-being training could be beneficial to both officers and the new adolescent recruits of the Indian Ai...

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Published in:	Industrial psychiatry journal 2023-07, Vol.32 (2), p.390-396
Main Authors:	Meena, Kolar Sridara Murthy, Nattala, Prasanthi, Bhola, Poornima, Latha, K, Kapanee, Aruna Rose Mary, Chethan, B, Thomas, Priya Treesa, Gowda, Guru S, Sudhir, Paulomi M, Bhargav, Hemant, Lepcha, Renibi, Rana, Dhairya Hasmukh, Chaturvedi, S K, Subbian, Rajaram, Vidhya, R, SreeRudhra, P P, Bordoloi, Sumedha, Yadav, Chandrasen
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Air forces indian air force (iaf) Job stress knowledge Mental health mental well-being mentoring Mentors Psychological aspects self-perceived competence Teachers
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Summary:	The military environment is characterized by unpredictable situations, intensive training, demanding workload, and job-associated stressors, which make it highly stressful. Mentorship and mental well-being training could be beneficial to both officers and the new adolescent recruits of the Indian Air Force (IAF). This study aimed at evaluating the effect of a multi-disciplinary structured training on mentoring and mental well-being among officers and instructors in the IAF. Seventy IAF officers/instructors underwent a week-long multi-disciplinary structured training program, which was conducted at a tertiary care neuro-psychiatric hospital in South India. A quasi-experimental design with a single-group pre- and post-test was adopted. Outcome measures included a) knowledge on mentorship and mental health and b) self-perceived competence in addressing mental health distress. Post training, there was a statistically significant improvement in scores on mentorship/mental health knowledge and a significant increase in self-perceived competence in addressing mental distress. Mentorship and mental well-being training for officers and instructors in the IAF improved mental health knowledge and self-perceived competence. Therefore, administration of regular and in-depth structured mental health-related training interventions could be beneficial not only to the officers but also to the new recruits/mentees in the IAF.
ISSN:	0972-6748 0976-2795