Monthly Mental Health Self-Monitoring and Positive Changes in Mental Health Disorder Symptoms Scores Among Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cadets

Taylor A. Teckchandani; Robyn E. Shields; Katie L. Andrews; Jolan Nisbet; Tracie O. Afifi; Gordon J.G. Asmundson; Kirby Q. Maguire; Laleh Jamshidi; J. Patrick Neary; Gregory P. Krätzig; Shannon Sauer-Zavala; Lisa M. Lix; Sherry H. Stewart; R. Nicholas Carleton

doi:10.1007/s41811-025-00231-w

Monthly Mental Health Self-Monitoring and Positive Changes in Mental Health Disorder Symptoms Scores Among Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cadets

Taylor A. Teckchandani
, Robyn E. Shields
, Katie L. Andrews
, Jolan Nisbet
, Tracie O. Afifi
, Gordon J.G. Asmundson
, Kirby Q. Maguire
, Laleh Jamshidi
, J. Patrick Neary
, Gregory P. Krätzig
, Shannon Sauer-Zavala
, Lisa M. Lix
, Sherry H. Stewart
, R. Nicholas Carleton

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Abstract

The current study was designed to assess for associations between self-report mental health disorder symptom change scores and the frequency of monthly mental health self-monitoring surveys, amongst Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) cadets during training (i.e., starting the Cadet Training Program [CTP] to pre-deployment). Participants were RCMP cadets (n = 355). Multiple linear regression models were conducted to assess relationships between mental health disorder symptom change scores and the frequency of monthly self-monitoring during the CTP, adjusting for sociodemographic variables and pre-training mental health disorder symptom scores. The frequency of monthly self-monitoring was statistically significantly inversely associated with changes in mental health disorder symptoms during the CTP (R² =.13 to.47), meaning more frequent monthly self-report monitoring was related to decreases in symptoms. Regular mental health self-monitoring may help to directly mitigate mental health challenges among RCMP through increased self-awareness, and by facilitating proactive self-care and earlier access to evidence-based care. Trial registration: Pre-registration with aspredicted.org for the RCMP Study and associated hypotheses occurred on 7 November 2019 with the name, “Risk and resiliency factors in the RCMP: A prospective investigation” (#30654).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	425-454
Number of pages	30
Journal	International Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-025-00231-w
State	Published - Sep 2025

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The RCMP Study is funded by support from the RCMP, the Government of Canada, and the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. L. M. Lix is supported by a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Methods for Electronic Health Data Quality. T. O. Afifi is supported by a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Childhood Adversity and Resilience. S. H. Stewart is supported by a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Addictions and Mental Health. The development, analyses, and distribution of the current article was made possible by a generous and much-appreciated grant from the Medavie Foundation.

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Canada Excellence Research Chairs, Government of Canada
Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Medavie Foundation

Keywords

Mental health
Monthly survey
Public safety personnel
RCMP cadets
Self-monitoring

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Teckchandani, T. A., Shields, R. E., Andrews, K. L., Nisbet, J., Afifi, T. O., Asmundson, G. J. G., Maguire, K. Q., Jamshidi, L., Neary, J. P., Krätzig, G. P., Sauer-Zavala, S., Lix, L. M., Stewart, S. H., & Carleton, R. N. (2025). Monthly Mental Health Self-Monitoring and Positive Changes in Mental Health Disorder Symptoms Scores Among Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cadets. International Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, 18(3), 425-454. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-025-00231-w

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