Life meaning following combat among air force security forces personnel

Military Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 354-364

  Bryan, Craig J ^a   Elder, William B ^a   McNaughton Cassill, Mary ^b   Osman, Augustine ^b   Hernandez, Ann Marie ^c   Allison, Sybil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Air force; Combat; Meaning in life; Military

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890073448     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: 15327876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/mil0000005     Document Type: Article

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