Extending and applying the demand-control model: The role of soldier's coping on a peacekeeping deployment

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 452-464

  Ippolito, Jessica ^a,c   Litz, Brett T ^b   Adler, Amy B ^c   Thomas, Jeffrey L ^c   Hölzl, Rupert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c US Army Medical Research Unit Europe   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coping; Demand control model; Deployment stress; Peacekeeping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMAND CONTROL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MORALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27744533152     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.10.4.452     Document Type: Article

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