Resilience during war: Better unit cohesion and reductions in avoidant coping are associated with better mental health function after combat deployment

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 52-61

  Mcandrew, Lisa M ^a,b   Markowitz, Sarah ^c   Lu, Shou En ^d   Borders, Ashley ^a,e   Rothman, David ^a,f   Quigley, Karen S ^a,g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c WELLS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d RUTGERS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common sense model; Coping; Resilience; Self regulation; Unit cohesion; Veteran

Indexed keywords

AUTOREGULATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; PSYCINFO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOLDIER; VETERAN; ADULT; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; WAR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ARMED CONFLICTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84988726217     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/tra0000152     Document Type: Article

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