Perceived military organizational support and peacekeeper distress: A longitudinal investigation

Psychological Services

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-185

  Barnes, J Ben ^a   Nickerson, Angela ^b   Adler, Amy B ^c   Litz, Brett T ^a,d  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Peacekeeping; Perceived organizational support; Posttraumatic stress; Stress; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOSOVO; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MILITARY MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEACE CORPS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOSOVO; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MILITARY PSYCHIATRY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PEACE CORPS; PERCEPTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881295520     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032607     Document Type: Article

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