• Research Survey: Service Member and Veteran Perceptions of Peer-Led Transition Assistance

    The purpose of the research is to address the critical gap in current military separation protocols by investigating the integration of veterans as the primary architects and educators of transition assistance programs. If able to complete this survey, it will take approximately 10-15 minutes. The research was undertaken to fulfill the requirements of a graduate research curriculum. The resulting findings will be delivered to Hawaii Pacific University faculty and peers to satisfy the Master of Social Work Capstone project. Note, your responses to this survey are completely anonymous.
  • RISKS: Participation may involve minor risks of mild emotional distress. Participants are free to skip optional questions or exit the survey at any time should they choose not to answer a required question. BENEFITS: There will be no personal benefit for participating in this study. However, it is hoped that addressing the critical gap in current military separation protocols by investigating the integration of veterans as the primary architects and educators regarding transition assistance programs will significantly mitigate the challenges of civilian reintegration. COSTS AND COMPENSATION: There will not be any costs to the participant for participating in this research project. Participants will not be compensated for their time and inconvenience for participating in this research project. CONFIDENTIALITY: Records of participation in this research project will be maintained and kept confidential to the extent permitted by law. However, the Hawai’i Pacific University IRB may inspect and copy a subject's records pertaining to the research. Participants will remain anonymous. No personal identifiable information will be gathered (eg. legal government name). In the event of any report or publication from this study, the identity of subjects will not be disclosed. Results will be reported in a summarized manner in such a way that subjects cannot be identified. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION: All participation is voluntary. There is no penalty to anyone who decides not to participate. You may skip any question you do not wish to answer or stop participating at any time. FUTURE DATA USE: The data from this study could be used in future studies and/or secondary analyses. QUESTIONS: Questions are encouraged. Questions about this research project and questions about the rights of research subjects or research-related injury may be addressed to the IRB Chair (irbchair@hpu.edu). For questions concerning the research purpose, methodology, or survey content, please contact the Primary Investigator, Emily Bernard, at ebernard4@my.hpu.edu. If you wish to participate, please select “Consent”, and begin the survey. Thank you for your time!*

  • Demographic Questions

    For this section, you will be asked a series of questions concerning general information about yourself. Please fill out or check off your responses.
  • Gender:*
  • Race/Ethnicity:*

  • Military Service Questions

    For this section, you will be asked a series of questions concerning your military background. Please fill out or check off your responses.
  • What branch of military did/do you serve with? If you've served in multiple branches please select all that apply.*
  • How long until you seperate from the service?
  • How long since you've separated from the service?

  • Mental Readiness for Military Transition Scale (MT-Ready)

    For this section, you will be asked a series of questions designed to assess mental readiness for transition to civilian life following military service created by Gallipoli Medical Research. Please read each statement carefully and indicate how much you agree or disagree (1 = Disagree, 2 = Slightly Disagree, 3 = Neither Agree or Disagree, 4 = Slightly Agree, 5 = Agree). There are no right or wrong answers. If you find some of the questions difficult, please give the answer that is true for you most of the time.

  • Civic Engagement Scale (CES)

    The following questions are designed to measure an individual’s civic attitudes and behaviors. For the purpose of this study, civic attitudes are defined to be the personal beliefs and feelings that individuals have about their own involvement in their community (military) and their perceived ability to make a difference in that community. Civic behaviors are defined to be actions that one takes to actively attempt to engage and make a difference in his /her community (military). There are no right or wrong answers. If you find some of the questions difficult, please give the answer that is true for you most of the time.

  • Attitudes

    Please indicate the one level to which you agree or disagree with each statement.
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  • Behaviors

    Please indicate the one level to which you have participated on a scale from never to always.
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  • Should be Empty: