Author(s)/Creator(s)

Bonnie Chapman Beers
Keoki Spaulding

ORCID

Bonnie Chapman Beers: 0009-0005-1373-9044

Keoki Spaulding: 0009-0007-9083-0903

Funder(s)

Travis Manion Foundation

Description/Abstract

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) conducted an evaluation to assess the effectiveness of Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) initiatives on improving the level of thriving and well-being among participating veterans, families of the fallen, and civilian members. For this study, the evaluation team used the Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT) scale to determine the effect that program participation may have on individual thriving and well-being, in addition to supplementary questions about health, leadership, and community engagement. These measures were deployed as part of TMF’s first Annual Survey. Across 5 TMF programs, the IVMF evaluation found that participating in 3 or more TMF initiatives increases thriving, that increased thriving extends to emotional and mental health, and that the Character Does Matter (CDM) program has a positive effect on young adults’ attitudes toward both positive and negative behaviors.

Document Type

Report

Disciplines

Military and Veterans Studies

Extent

60 pages

DCMI Type

Text

Keywords

Evaluation, Veterans, Positive psychology, Youth, Leadership program, Thrive, Belonging, Engagement, Gold star families

Publisher

Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University

Date

5-1-2019

Language

English

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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