Assessment for the U.S. Army Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program: The Global Assessment Tool

American Psychologist

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-18

  Peterson, Christopher ^a   Park, Nansook ^a   Castro, Carl A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Military; Psychological fitness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLDIER; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY, MILITARY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751564064     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021658     Document Type: Article

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