Measuring Resilience
Masters thesis — Naval Postgraduate School, 2020. Full text: https://archive.org/details/measuringresilie1094566593
Arguments
Measuring Resilience
After two decades of war, the military still lacked any tangible way to assess or train resilience; this moves the question from self-report vibes to trackable biometrics.
Physiological metrics from commercial wearables can be associated with self-reported assessments to proactively assess resilience and identify service members at risk of compromised resilience — with the OURA ring's PPG sensor, HRV metrics, and sleep algorithms performing well enough to track large cohorts over time.
Why it matters
After two decades of war, the military still lacked any tangible way to assess or train resilience; this moves the question from self-report vibes to trackable biometrics.
Use when: If you cannot measure the outcome, instrument the proxy — physiological signals can stand in for psychological states once validated against self-reports.