The Challenges of Military Veterans in Their Transition to the Workplace
A Call for Integrating Basic and Applied Psychological Science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21786352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Shepherd (0000-0003-2958-716X, Oklahoma State University, corresponding author), David K Sherman (0000-0003-4423-862X, University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author), Alair Maclean (0000-0002-9650-2376, Washington State University, corresponding author), Aaron C Kay (0000-0001-7895-0987, Duke University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 590-613 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives on Psychological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-6916 • E-ISSN: 1745-6924 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1745691620953096 |
| PMID | 33316201 |
| OpenAlex | W3111214211 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 165 |
Long-standing structural features of the military have created a culture and society that is dramatically different and disconnected from civilian society. Thus, veterans transitioning to civilian society face a number of challenges related to fulfilling basic psychological needs (e.g., need for structure and order, belonging) and civilians’ reliance on stereotypes to understand military veterans. In an attempt to enrich the understanding of these challenges, we integrate social psychological theories and insights with research from sociology, clinical psychology, military psychology, and organizational behavior. Theories of compensatory control, stereotype threat, and stereotyping are drawn on to help explain the psychological challenges that veterans may encounter during their transition to civilian society. We present recent research that leverages these theories to understand issues veterans face. This theoretical integration illustrates the opportunity and potential for psychological researchers to conduct basic and applied research in the context of veterans and for clinicians and managers to draw on basic theory to inform programs and interventions
Military personnel · Military psychology · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychological research · Psychological science · Psychological Theory · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Stereotype threat · Applied Psychology · Career Development and Diversity · Education and Military Integration · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
Exile and Competence Inversion
Veteran Pathways to Homelessness and Housing Solutions
Effects of skin tone on mind perception and occupational suitedness judgments
Thriving of Veteran Employees in Public Organizations
Female police officers make the same snap decisions as males-but trust themselves less
The theatre as therapy for military veterans? Exploring the mechanisms which impact psychosocial well-being and social connections during theatre-based programmes
Zip-tie guys
Detecting Empowerment, Sustaining Commitment
Changes in the health and broader well-being of U.S. veterans in the first three years after leaving military service
Strengths and vulnerabilities
Co‐Design of an Ecosystem of Services to Support Veteran Well‐Being and Reduce Excessive Alcohol Consumption
Subjective and Objective Measurement of Underemployment and Income Among Post-9/11 Veterans
Dissociations between animalistic and mechanistic dehumanization in the context of labor exploitation
Veterans in the workplace
Military culture and political leadership in Nigeria’s democracy
Inequality, Military Veteran Transitions, and Beyond
Lay Epistemics and Human Knowledge
The Belief in a Just World
Brothers in arms
Estimating the Labor Market Impact of Voluntary Military Service Using Social Security Data on Military Applicants
The Theory of Dyadic Morality
Wise interventions
Organizational socialization
Positive Stereotypes Are Pervasive and Powerful
Closing the Social-Class Achievement Gap
When the appeal of a dominant leader is greater than a prestige leader
Psychological sequelae of combat violence
Compensatory Control
The long-term labor market consequences of graduating from college in a bad economy
Motivated closing of the mind
Teaching a lay theory before college narrows achievement gaps at scale
Combat Duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mental Health Problems, and Barriers to Care
Organizational Socialization
A Brief Social-Belonging Intervention Improves Academic and Health Outcomes of Minority Students
Psychological Essentialism of Human Categories
Emotion in the workplace
The Psychological Risks of Vietnam for U.S. Veterans
On Social Stability and Social Change
Religious Belief as Compensatory Control
Who Chooses Military Service? Correlates of Propensity and Enlistment in the U.S. Armed Forces
Identity Fusion
Socialization Tactics and Person‐organization Fit
Person‐organization Fit
Stereotype Threat
Dehumanization
Third-Force Influences
Five Myths about Military Ethics
Signaling Threat
Warring Identities
Stereotype Threat in Organizations
Master resilience training in the U.S. Army
Clarifying the Relational Ties of Organizational Belonging
A Few Good Men and Women
Supersoldiers or Rulebreakers? Unpacking the Mind-Set of Special Operations Forces
Fighting Stereotypes
Population Attributable Fractions of Psychiatric Disorders and Behavioral Outcomes Associated With Combat Exposure Among US Men
College, Jobs, or the Military? Enlistment During a Time of War
Discursive Legacies
Coming Home
Compensatory Control and Its Implications for Ideological Extremism
Social identity contingencies
More than a body
God and the government
Student Veterans in Transition
Evidence for the specificity of control motivations in worldview defense
When and why does belief in a controlling God strengthen goal commitment
Psychological essentialism and stereotype endorsement
Solo status, stereotype threat, and performance expectancies
Adjustment to threatening events
Who Supports U.S. Veterans and Who Exaggerates Their Support
Cohesion and the Culture of Hypermasculinity in U.S. Army Units
Race and Gender in the U.S. Military
Introduction to Armed Forces & Society
Identity Fusion in U.S. Military Members
Hero, Charity Case, and Victim
Psychology and the Process of Group Living
The Pervasive Role of Rank in the Health of U.S. Veterans
Unseen disadvantage
Maintaining perceptions of control
Changing the world and changing the self
Economic threat as a determinant of conversion rates in authoritarian and nonauthoritarian churches
From “we” to “me
A Function of Form
Identity fusion and self-sacrifice
Seeking structure in social organization
Agency and communion from the perspective of self versus others
Moral typecasting
Sexism and racism
A model of (often mixed) stereotype content
A question of belonging
Intersectionality and research in psychology
The Psychology of Change
The Social Psychology of Stigma
Converging evidence that stereotype threat reduces working memory capacity
A threat in the air
The Paradox of Lessening Racial Inequality and Joblessness among Black Youth
The Things They Carry
Socioeconomic Achievement in the Life Course of Disadvantaged Men
Ethnic and Gender Satisfaction in the Military
Compensatory control and the appeal of a structured world
Volunteer Work and Well-Being
The Spitting Image
Unequal Risk
The Reentry Transition of the Vietnam Veteran
Student Veterans' Academic Performance Before and After the Post-9/11 GI Bill
Beyond Iraq
Transition From the Military Into Civilian Life
The Recent Occupation and Industry Employment Patterns of American Veterans
Integrating Two Theoretical Models to Understand and Prevent Military and Veteran Suicide
Midlife Crisis? The All-Volunteer Force at 40
Gender and the Military Profession
Women Military Veterans, Disability, and Employment
Are the Armed Forces Understood and Supported by the Public? A View from the United Kingdom
A Sociological Analysis of Military Resilience
Military Identity as Predictor of Perceived Military Competence and Skills
The Power of Gendered Stereotypes in the US Marine Corps
| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 3,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |