Connectedness and belonging: An autoethnography about military Veteran transition

Abstract:Military veterans often face profound challenges transitioning to civilian life, yet prevailing narratives focus narrowly on PTSD and combat trauma. This dissertation uses …

Cognitive anxiety sensitivity: Invariance, longitudinal course, and associations with suicide risk in a large military sample

Abstract: This study examined cognitive anxiety sensitivity’s invariance, longitudinal course, and associations with suicidal thoughts and attempts within a large military sample …

Structure in transition: The role of structure in facilitating workplace efficacy and belonging for military Veterans and civilians

Abstract: Employment transitions necessitate a degree of uncertainty and lack of control, which may present a challenge to succeeding and belonging at a new organization. The …

Beyond the mask: Veterans challenging the strong black woman trope in their journey to heal in the South

Abstract: This dissertation explores Black women Veterans and their connections between place and identity. The purpose of this dissertation is to emphasize notions of citizenship …

American legion participation among incarcerated Veterans

Abstract: In the social sciences, belongingness is among the individual core social needs. Institutionalization is a powerful mediator in the individual search for belongingness, …

Obsessive‐compulsive symptoms, perceived burdensomeness, and thwarted belongingness: associations and implications among US veterans

Abstract: Objective: Obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) is among the most debilitating psychiatric disorders worldwide, but has gone relatively unnoticed within the US veteran …

The social prescribing of psychosocial interventions in the treatment of addictions and substance use disorders with military veterans: a reclamation of identity and belonging

Abstract: Social prescribing is a way of connecting individuals to a source of support within the community to help improve their health and well-being. Social prescribing …

Student Veterans’ perceptions of an association between social support and academic success at a private Christian university

Abstract: The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological study was to examine student veterans’ descriptions and interpretation of the social support they received and its …

At Ease: Developing Veterans’ Sense of Belonging in the College Classroom

Abstract: Recent changes to university services address student veterans’ abilities to complete their degrees, including programs that assist student veterans in finding a sense …

“I Just Don’t Like to Have My Car Marked”: Nuancing Identity Attachments and Belonging in Student Veterans

Abstract: Feelings of belonging factor importantly in college student retention and degree completion; for student veterans, these feelings are strongly associated with college …

Is the igeneration a 'we' generation? Social networking use among 9- to 13-year-olds and belonging

Abstract: Research suggests that online communication is associated with increased closeness to friends and friendship quality. Children under 13 years of age are increasingly …