The challenge of integrating individual and social self-identities among Israeli combat Veterans

Abstract: Military service can foster a sense of efficacy, self-value, and belonging, but it can also lead to longitudinal stress and inner conflict. Although combat veterans often …

Unveiling the Influence of Competitive Sports on the Sense of Self and Identity of Disabled Veterans: A Systematic Review and Mixed-Methods Synthesis

Abstract: Veterans can encounter identity struggles upon departure from the military which are intensified if veterans have sustained a disability or life altering injury. Physical …

Understanding Moral Injury From a Character Domain Perspective

Abstract: Within the past decade, the emerging field of moral injury has focused mostly on the clinical dimension of a traumatic event (Griffin et al., Journal of Traumatic …

The Psycho Therapeutic Mapping of a Soldier's Suffering: A Narrative Analysis of the Grimms' "Bearskin"

Abstract: The Brothers Grimm introduced into the fifth edition of Children’s and Household Tales a new story, “Bearskin,” that addressed the psychological suffering of …

Anticipating Army Exit: Identity Constructions of Final Year UK Career Soldiers

Abstract: There is recent concern about what becomes of Armed Forces leavers. This is most apparent among leavers themselves and is a feature of short careers that compel …