Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (STARRS)

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***************************************************************************************** July 20, 2020: STARRS-Longitudinal Study Wave 2 (LSW2) data released ***************************************************************************************** The Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (STARRS) is an extensive study of mental health risk and resilience among military personnel. Army STARRS has five study components: (1) Historical Administrative Data Study, (2) New Soldier Study (NSS), (3) All Army Study (AAS), (4) Pre-Post Deployment Study (PPDS), and (5) Special Studies. At this time, the AAS, NSS, and PPDS data are available from ICPSR under a restricted-use data agreement via the Virtual Data Enclave (VDE). In addition, data for the STARRS-Longitudinal Study (STARRS-LS) are available for follow-up surveys conducted with Army STARRS participants from AAS, NSS and PPDS studies. The AAS component of Army STARRS assesses soldiers' psychological and physical health, events encountered during training, combat, and non-combat operations, and life and work experiences across all phases of Army service. The AAS data includes data on soldiers' psychological resilience, mental health, and risk for self-harm. The NSS data are drawn from new soldiers who have just entered the Army. The data contain information on soldier health, personal characteristics, and prior experiences. Results from a series of neurocognitive tests are also included in the NSS data. The PPDS data are drawn from active duty soldiers who were interviewed at four points in time: 3-4 months prior to deployment to Afghanistan; within 1-2 weeks after return from deployment; 1-3 months after return from deployment; and 9-12 months after return from deployment. The PPDS data contain information on soldiers' psychological resilience, mental health, deployment experiences, and risk for self-harm. The STARRS-LS data are from multiple follow-up interviews with individuals who previously participated in the AAS, NSS and PPDS study components of Army STARRS. STARRS-LS data contain follow-up information on soldiers' and veterans' physical and mental health, resilience and risk for self-harm, military and employment status, deployment experience, and personal characteristics as they move through their Army careers and after they leave the Army.