Combat Motivation and Combat Action

Dutch Soldiers in Operations since the Second World War; A Research Note

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2340971
AutoresPeter Van Den Aker (Schijndel, the Netherlands), Jacco Duel (0000-0001-5531-630X, Veterans Institute, Doorn, the Netherlands), Joseph Soeters (0000-0002-2468-2208, Faculty of Military Studies, Netherlands Defence Academy, Breda, and University of Tilburg, the Netherlands, autor correspondente)
Ano2016
Volume42
Fascículo1
Páginas211-225
Data de publicação2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoArmed Forces & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0095327x15579403
OpenAlexW2099929348
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2

This research note presents the findings of a survey study among veterans from the Netherlands armed forces who participated in operations since the Second World War. The aim of the study is to reveal the veterans' experiences with respect to their combat motivation-or lack thereof-and actual participation in combat actions. The data demonstrate that over time the degree of combat motivation has increased. The data also demonstrate that those who participated in combat actions and were motivated to do so are generally positive about operational and social-psychological aspects of the organization and its surroundings. The implications of these findings are discussed

Action (physics) · Military organization · Military personnel · Political science · Applied Psychology · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Military History and Strategy · Psychology · Social Psychology