Unit cohesion, resilience, and mental health of soldiers in Basic Combat Training

Military Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 241-250

  Williams, Jason ^a   Brown, Janice M ^a   Bray, Robert M ^a   Anderson Goodell, Erin M ^b   Olmsted, Kristine Rae ^a   Adler, Amy B ^c  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Basic Combat Training; Cohesion; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960885953     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: 15327876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/mil0000120     Document Type: Article

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