Social Resilience: The Value of Social Fitness With an Application to the Military

American Psychologist

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-51

  Cacioppo, John T ^a   Reis, Harry T ^b   Zautra, Alex J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Group processes; Military; Resilience; Social resilience

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGY, MILITARY; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751550195     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021419     Document Type: Article

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