Filipino Soldiers' Personal, Resilience, Loneliness, Stress, Sleep Quality, and Perceived Health

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the level of personal resilience and its relationship with loneliness, stress, sleep quality, and perceived health among Filipino military personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional study involved 259 Filipino soldiers selected through simple random sampling in the Aurora province. Five self-report questionnaires were used to gather the data, and multiple linear regression was used for the data analysis. Data were gathered in October to November 2021. The Filipino soldiers reported normal resilience levels, moderate loneliness, and good quality of sleep and perceived health, and they also reported experiencing stress fairly often. We observed that loneliness and stress were significant negative predictors of resilience and that sleep quality and perceived health were significant positive predictors of resilience. Filipino soldiers reported normal resilience levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. Soldiers who reported high levels of loneliness and stress were less likely to be resilient, and those who reported good quality of sleep and perceived health were more likely to be resilient.