I A Gutierrez

Biographic Data

ID19639
NAMEI A Gutierrez
GIVEN NAMESI A
FAMILY NAMEGutierrez
SIGNATUREGUTIERREZ I A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Connecticut
ORCID0000-0002-4880-7570
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • The Effect of a Mindfulness Training and Yoga Intervention on Unit Cohesion in the Military

    Open AccessI A Gutierrez, Paul D Bliese et al.ARTICLEHealth Education & Behavior2026

    Social cohesion is critical for personnel working on teams in high-stress occupational settings like the military. Building on recent findings, we examined the potential impact of a combined mindfulness training and yoga intervention on cohesion among soldiers in Basic Combat Training. In a group randomized trial, 40 military units ( n = 1,896) were randomly assigned to receive this intervention or training as usual. Surveys were administered at …

  • Developing Effective Small Team Army Leaders

    Open AccessI A Gutierrez, Carl D Smith et al.ARTICLEArmed Forces & Society2025References: 31

    Effective leadership is critical to mission success in military organizations. However, instances of unethical and ineffective leadership remain an ongoing concern. To address the need for improved small team leadership, the U.S. Army developed the Squad Leader Development Course (SLDC) to provide junior non-commissioned officers (NCOs) with training and education on Army doctrine, ethical leadership, authentic leadership, and related competencie…

  • Leadership in moral awareness

    Open AccessI A Gutierrez, Stephen W Krau et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2023

    The LIMAS may offer a useful tool for assessing leader behaviors that can counteract negative mental health outcomes associated with combat. Findings provide support for encouraging leaders to focus on moral awareness during deployment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Who sees the chaplain? Characteristics and correlates of behavioral health care-seeking in the military

    Josh B Kazman, I A Gutierrez et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Care Chaplaincy2022

    Chaplains have a critical role in the military organization and health care. Using the 2015 Health-Related Behavior Survey, we compared Service Members' (SM) use of chaplaincy services to their use of other behavioral health (BH) services: 26.2% used any BH service and 8.0% met with a chaplain/clergyperson for BH. Among the 36.5% of SM who self-identified needing counseling, percentages of SMs receiving counseling were lower among those perceivin…

  • US soldiers and the role of leadership

    Open AccessAmy B Adler, I A Gutierrez et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Higher levels of COVID-19 leadership behaviors may support soldiers' mental health and encourage their adherence to COVID-19 public health guidelines. Given the link between these leader behaviors and soldier adaptation to the pandemic over and above general leadership, training for supervisors should focus on targeting specific health-promoting behaviors. Results can inform leader training for the military and other high-risk occupations

  • Belief in God and Psychological Distress

    Open AccessZachary E Magin, Adam B David et al.ARTICLEReligions2021References: 47

    Research on the relationship between belief in God and mental health is scarce and often limited to comparing group differences in mental health across various self-reported religious identities (e.g., atheists, agnostics, believers). To advance this work, we focused on how the extent of belief in God related to three indices of psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress) in a sample of undergraduate students (N = 632) with a variety…

  • Religious and spiritual struggles among military veterans in a residential gambling treatment programme

    I A Gutierrez, Heather Chapman et al.ARTICLEMental Health Religion & Culture2020

    Military veterans are at greater risk for problem gambling and Gambling Disorder (GD) than are civilians. For veterans and civilians alike, religious and spiritual beliefs and practices have been found to support recovery from addiction. Moreover, religious and spiritual ideas pervade Gamblers Anonymous, which remains the predominant community-based gambling treatment modality. However, no research has examined the role of spiritual struggles in …

  • Life-changing religious and spiritual experiences

    I A Gutierrez, Amy E Hale et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Religion and…2018

  • When the divine defaults

    I A Gutierrez, Crystal L Park et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Religion and…2017

  • Factors Predicting Volunteer Engagement Among Urban-Residing African American Women

    Open AccessI A Gutierrez, Jacqueline S MattisARTICLEJournal of Black Studies2014

    Research has shown that urban-residing African American women engage in volunteer work at impressive rates. However, few studies have empirically assessed the factors that account for volunteerism within this population. This study explores the relationship between demographic variables, early religious involvement, current religious involvement, empathy, perspective taking, and volunteer engagement among African American women residing in a larg…

  • Emerging Adulthood, Evolving Worldviews

    Open AccessI A Gutierrez, Crystal L ParkARTICLEEmerging Adulthood2014

    Worldviews—a person’s fundamental perspectives on social and metaphysical reality—relate to multiple aspects of psychological functioning and well-being. Theory on emerging adulthood contends that individuals between the ages of 18 and 29 explore and change their worldviews as they strive to develop a coherent identity. Simultaneously, emerging adults experience many significant life events. The relationship between life events and worldview deve…