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BACKGROUND: Psychosocial risks associated to the military life affect the performance and the psychological wellbeing of the military personnel adversely. However, Psychological Capital (PsyCap) is known to modulate positively these risks. The aim of this study is to test if a PsyCap-based training programme may enhance and shield the psychological wellbeing and PsyCap of the military personnel, benefiting both the individual and the employer organisation. METHOD: To determine the efficacy of the psychological training program a two way (fixed) ANOVA design was run and the R2 size effect was calculated in a sample of 90 Spanish military, comparing the 41 participants who were involved in PsyCap-based training programme with the control counterparts (N = 49). RESULTS: Comparing the treatment group with its control counterpart we observed a remarkable increase in PsyCap of 15.18%, whilst the Psychological Wellbeing showed an 8.04% increase at the completion of the study respect to the control group. CONCLUSIONS: A training program based on the Psychological Capital enhances itself and helps to keep the wellbeing levels in the military personnel.

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Background: Psychosocial risks associated to the military life affect the performance and the psychological wellbeing of the military personnel adversely. However, Psychological Capital (PsyCap) is known to modulate positively these risks. The aim of this study is to test if a PsyCap-based training programme may enhance and shield the psychological wellbeing and PsyCap of the military personnel, benefiting both the individual and the employer organisation. Method: To determine the efficacy of the psychological training program a two way (fixed) ANOVA design was run and the R2 size effect was calculated in a sample of 90 Spanish military, comparing the 41 participants who were involved in PsyCap-based training programme with the control counterparts (N = 49). Results: Comparing the treatment group with its control counterpart we observed a remarkable increase in PsyCap of 15.18%, whilst the Psychological Wellbeing showed an 8.04% increase at the completion of the study respect to the control group. Conclusions: A training program based on the Psychological Capital enhances itself and helps to keep the wellbeing levels in the military personnel. (AU)

Antecedentes: los riesgos laborales asociados a la vida castrense tienen un impacto negativo sobre el bienestar y desempeño profesional de los militares. No obstante, el Capital Psicológico ha mostrado un efecto modulador positivo sobre ellos. Este estudio pretende analizar si un programa de entrenamiento fundamentado en el Capital Psicológico permite mejorar y proteger tanto el bienestar psicológico como el propio Capital Psicológico, beneficiando tanto al individuo como a la organización militar. Método: para determinar la eficacia del programa de entrenamiento propuesto se aplicó un ANOVA de dos factores de efectos fijos y se calculó el tamaño del efecto para las variables estudiadas en una muestra de 90 militares por la comparación de las medidas pre y post de los 41 participantes del programa con las del grupo control (N = 49). Resultados: al comparar ambos grupos experimentales (tratamiento y control) se observa una diferencia positiva significativa de un 15,18% para el Capital Psicológico, y del 8,04% para el Bienestar Psicológico a la finalización del estudio. Conclusiones: la aplicación de un programa de entrenamiento fundamentado en el Capital Psicológico produce mejoras en sí mismo y ayuda a mantener los niveles de bienestar del personal militar. (AU)

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Background: Worker wellbeing is known to positively impact both the employer organization and the employee. However, the hardship inherent to military life may hinder the achievement of satisfactory levels of worker wellbeing. In this study we aim to address whether psychological capital, work satisfaction and health self-perception are able to predict psychological wellbeing in a military population. Method: A descriptive, correlational study was performed using a cohort of 492 Spanish soldiers by applying multiple linear regression. The resulting regression array between the variables psychological capital, work satisfaction and health self-perception was used to predict psychological wellbeing. Results: A positive, significative correlation was detected between the variables psychological capital, work satisfaction and health self-perception and psychological wellbeing, altogether explaining up to 53% of the variance of the latter. The most important predictor was psychological capital, responsible for 80% of the predictive power. Conclusions: Due to the significant predictive power of psychological capital over individuals’ wellbeing, the development of programs aimed at enhancing psychological capital may have a positive outcome on military personnel’s psychological wellbeing

Antecedentes: uno de los objetivos de las organizaciones es el bienestar de su personal por los beneficios que conlleva para sí mismas y para sus trabajadores. Sin embargo, las condiciones propias de la vida castrense pueden dificultar esta meta. Este estudio pretende conocer si el capital psicológico, la satisfacción laboral y la percepción de salud pueden predecir el bienestar psicológico del personal militar. Método: se desarrolló un estudio descriptivo correlacional en una muestra de 492 militares españoles. Se aplicó una regresión lineal múltiple, utilizándose las variables capital psicológico, satisfacción laboral y autopercepción de la salud para predecir el bienestar psicológico. Resultados: se constata una relación positiva y significativa entre bienestar psicológico, capital psicológico, satisfacción laboral y salud general percibida, teniendo estas tres últimas un poder predictivo del cambio sobre el bienestar del 53%, el 80% del cual corresponde al capital psicológico. Conclusiones: debido al importante poder predictivo del capital psicológico en el bienestar de las personas, el desarrollo de programas dirigidos a mejorar el capital psicológico puede tener un resultado positivo en el bienestar psicológico del personal militar

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BACKGROUND: Worker wellbeing is known to positively impact both the employer organization and the employee. However, the hardship inherent to military life may hinder the achievement of satisfactory levels of worker wellbeing. In this study we aim to address whether psychological capital, work satisfaction and health self-perception are able to predict psychological wellbeing in a military population. METHOD: A descriptive, correlational study was performed using a cohort of 492 Spanish soldiers by applying multiple linear regression. The resulting regression array between the variables psychological capital, work satisfaction and health self-perception was used to predict psychological wellbeing. RESULTS: A positive, significative correlation was detected between the variables psychological capital, work satisfaction and health self-perception and psychological wellbeing, altogether explaining up to 53% of the variance of the latter. The most important predictor was psychological capital, responsible for 80% of the predictive power. CONCLUSIONS: Due to the significant predictive power of psychological capital over individuals’ wellbeing, the development of programs aimed at enhancing psychological capital may have a positive outcome on military personnel’s psychological wellbeing.

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The Juan Fernández and Desventuradas islands are among the few oceanic islands belonging to Chile. They possess a unique mix of tropical, subtropical, and temperate marine species, and although close to continental South America, elements of the biota have greater affinities with the central and south Pacific owing to the Humboldt Current, which creates a strong biogeographic barrier between these islands and the continent. The Juan Fernández Archipelago has ~700 people, with the major industry being the fishery for the endemic lobster, Jasus frontalis. The Desventuradas Islands are uninhabited except for a small Chilean military garrison on San Félix Island. We compared the marine biodiversity of these islands across multiple taxonomic groups. At San Ambrosio Island (SA), in Desventuradas, the laminarian kelp (Eisenia cokeri), which is limited to Desventuradas in Chile, accounted for >50% of the benthic cover at wave exposed areas, while more sheltered sites were dominated by sea urchin barrens. The benthos at Robinson Crusoe Island (RC), in the Juan Fernández Archipelago, comprised a diverse mix of macroalgae and invertebrates, a number of which are endemic to the region. The biomass of commercially targeted fishes was >2 times higher in remote sites around RC compared to sheltered locations closest to port, and overall biomass was 35% higher around SA compared to RC, likely reflecting fishing effects around RC. The number of endemic fish species was extremely high at both islands, with 87.5% of the species surveyed at RC and 72% at SA consisting of regional endemics. Remarkably, endemics accounted for 99% of the numerical abundance of fishes surveyed at RC and 96% at SA, which is the highest assemblage-level endemism known for any individual marine ecosystem on earth. Our results highlight the uniqueness and global significance of these biodiversity hotspots exposed to very different fishing pressures.

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