Cocozza S, Sacco PL, Tramontano D. Well-being and resilience at the Air Force Academy of Pozzuoli. Ital J Aerosp Med 2020; 1:41-50 Per la rivista: ISSN 2279-8994, LCCN 2013243264, NLM 101604374. Codice ANCE E202556.

Abstract Military personnel are systematically exposed to a variety of stressors throughout their career. Well-being and resilience are two important features for maintaining normal human functioning, in particular when facing traumatic and stressful life events, thus the study of psychological well-being and resilience in the military context is attracting great interest. In many countries, along with personality variables, psychological well-being has been among the individual differentiating factors considered in the selection and screening of military personnel. In addition, to enhance emotional well-being and to build resilience of service members is the goal of specifically designed programs of military organizations. Within this context, the sector of Military Academies, where military personnel receive their core training, is an interesting field to study such concepts. We have explored the implications of military training in terms of well-being and resilience at the Italian Air Force Academy (AFA) of Pozzuoli –Naples. Our results indicate that both cadets and staff at the AFA of Pozzuoli display high levels of both well-being and resilience compared to a matched civilian population. Of particular interest is the observation in the AFA population lacks of gender gap, in favor of male, either in well-being or in resilience.