Dissertations / Theses: 'Veterans'

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Parker, Harry. "Veterans First Contracting Program Preference Hierarchy: Effect on Veteran-Owned Small Business." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2750.

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) leaders created a Veterans First Contracting Program (VFCP) under Public Law 109-461 to provide procurement opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). However, DVA leaders established a preference hierarchy that increased opportunities for SDVOSBs and decreased opportunities for VOSBs. Research was lacking regarding the effects of the preference policy on VOSBs as a distinct small business category. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore and understand the experiences of 20 VOSB owners actively enrolled in the VFCP from Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia. Through the lens of distributive justice theory, this study examined the perceptions of VOSB owners about seeking access to VFCP procurement opportunities. These perceptions were examined within a framework of fairness. Qualitative data was collected through semistructured interviews resulting in coding and thematic analysis according to Moustakas modified van Kaam method. Findings uncovered 3 major themes: (a) VOSBs perceived a benefit to VFCP enrollment, (b) preference afforded SDVOSBs affects VOSBs motivation and VFCP competition structure (c) VOSBs perceived an unfair opportunity distribution between SDVOSBs and VOSBs. The study informs government leaders of the need to improve VOSB standing as a small business group. Implications for positive social change may be realized with a policy adjustment designed to strengthen VOSB access to federal procurement opportunities because increased competition has the potential to promote DVA cost savings.

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Bergman, Beverly P. "The Scottish veterans health study : a retrospective cohort study of 57,000 military veterans and 173,000 matched non-veterans." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2015. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7144/.

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Introduction: Although the health of military personnel who have taken part in specific conflicts has been studied throughout the 20th century, there is a paucity of evidence on the long-term overall impact of military service on health. This thesis describes the establishment of and findings from the Scottish Veterans Health Study, a retrospective cohort study comparing the health outcomes of veterans with those of people with no record of service, in order to determine whether the long-term health of military veterans living in Scotland differed from that of people who had never served in the armed forces. Methods: The study population comprised all 57,000 military veterans born between 1945 and 1985 who were resident in Scotland both before and after military service, together with a 3:1 comparison group of 173,000 people with no record of service, matched for age, sex and postcode sector of residence. The demographic data were extracted from the National Health Service Central Registry database and were linked electronically to the National Health Service Scottish Morbidity Record and national vital records data for acute and psychiatric hospital admissions, psychiatric day-case admissions, cancer registrations and death certificate data. Survival analysis was used to determine hazard ratios for those health conditions and outcomes considered to be of a priori interest, overall, by sex, by birth cohort and by length and period of service, both univariately and after adjusting for deprivation. Results: Veterans were at significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared to non-veterans overall, and of acute myocardial infarction, stroke and peripheral arterial disease specifically. Subgroup analysis showed the increased risk to be confined to veterans born between 1945 and 1959, reducing in more recent birth cohorts. The risk was highest in veterans who left after only a short period of service (Early Service Leavers), whilst those who served for longest exhibited a similar risk of cardiovascular disease to all non-veterans. Veterans were at no higher overall risk of cancer than non-veterans, although there were major differences in the risk of specific cancers, which changed over time. The oldest veterans had an increased risk of cancer of the lung, oropharynx and larynx, oesophagus and stomach; the risks of these cancers reduced in more recent birth cohorts. The 1960-1964 birth cohort showed an increased risk of both bladder cancer and pancreatic cancer in comparison with non-veterans. There were increased risks of ovarian cancer in veteran women compared with non-veterans, and of breast cancer in longer-serving women. The risk of cervical cancer decreased in more recent birth cohorts. There were no differences in the risk of colorectal cancer or prostate cancer in veterans, overall or in any subgroup. There was no clear evidence of increased risk of lymphohaematopoietic cancer in veterans. Veterans were at increased risk of motor neuron disease, but not of multiple sclerosis. Veterans were at increased risk of peptic ulcer disease for all birth cohorts up to the mid-1960s but not thereafter; the risk was highest in those with the shortest service. Hepatitis C was less common in veterans than in non-veterans, in all subgroups. Analysis of mental health outcomes showed that the greatest burden of ill-health was among Early Service Leavers, whilst veterans who completed at least a minimum length of engagement were not at increased risk compared with non-veterans, except for post-traumatic stress disorder. The results for post-traumatic stress disorder, in both veterans and non-veterans, demonstrated a complexity which could not be reconciled with any operational exposure or conventional clinical pattern, but which may have reflected a ‘hidden iceberg’ of unmet need in the late 1990s which was uncovered by increasing awareness of the condition. Longer service was generally associated with better mental health. Veterans were at no greater risk of suicide than non-veterans; the risk was independent of length of service. Veteran women exhibited a risk profile for mental health outcomes which more closely resembled that of veteran men; this was especially marked for suicide. Veterans were not at increased risk of alcoholic liver disease overall; the only subgroup to show an increase in risk was Early Service Leavers who had completed training, and there was also evidence of increased risk of some alcohol-related cancers in trained Early Service Leavers. Interpretation: Older veterans demonstrated an increased risk of smoking-related ill-health, including cardiovascular and respiratory disease and the smoking-related cancers, which is consistent with reported high rates of military smoking in the 1960s and early 1970s. Overall, there has been an improvement in health of veterans compared with the non-serving population in more recent generations, suggesting that the increased emphasis on health promotion and physical fitness in the armed forces since the late 1970s has been effective. Major alcohol problems were no more common in veterans than in the wider community, and were most likely to affect those who left earliest, although not those who left whilst still in training. Longer service was generally associated with better long-term health. Early Service Leavers had poorer health outcomes than longer-serving veterans, but the ability to stratify by length of service demonstrated that the poorest outcomes were in those who did not complete initial training. It is likely that their long-term health outcomes have been predominantly influenced by pre-service and post-service health and behavioural factors which, at a pre-service level, may have also contributed to their failure to complete the minimum military engagement, rather than by their short period of military service. The early period of service appears to act as an extension to the screening process for entry to service, filtering out those who prove least suited to service. The Early Service Leavers therefore form a ‘less healthy leaver’ group which is the counterpart to the longer-serving ‘healthy worker effect’; their status as veterans means that they can be identified within the community, unlike most other occupational leaver groups, but their poorer long-term health is unlikely to be due to military occupational factors. Improved understanding of the determinants of veterans’ health will inform the provision of appropriate health and community services to meet their needs.

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Sheehan, David Edward. "The Veteran's Way: Addressing Post-Traumatic Stress and Veterans' Re-integration Through Landscape." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53508.

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Post-traumatic stress, while not unique to war, results from normal human reactions to combat. Historically, civilizations provided communal rituals to support and treat returning warriors. We do not. When combat stress reactions adversely affect normal functioning, we label them Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, implying something wrong with the sufferer, when in reality what is wrong is war itself. Not all veterans develop diagnosable PTSD or seek treatment, but all deal with post-traumatic stress. Complex, with moral, societal, and spiritual dimensions, combat stress manifests physically and emotionally. Veteran support should address both. Battlefields are places to contemplate the nature of war and martial sacrifice, and to experience emotional empathy with those who fought there. The ground itself is the link to this empathy. Battlefield landscapes can be designed to help veterans process their responses to combat, recognize them as normal human reactions inherent to the warrior experience, and participate in meaningful communalization experiences to aid in social reintegration. These concepts were applied at Fredericksburg, Virginia, resulting in a 26-mile battlefield trail linking experientially important sites and ending at an outdoor amphitheater. The trail offers the stress-relieving benefits of exercise. It also allows veterans to examine their own experiences in the context of others' and prepares them for communal experiences at the culminating public space. Pilgrimage on hallowed battlefield ground helps veterans tell themselves their own story. Telling that story to others allows the community to share the burden of peace and helps veterans complete their warrior's journey home.
Master of Landscape Architecture

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Martinez, Jessica. "A comparison of the healthcare needs of veterans to non-veterans." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1586163.

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This project analyses data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to compare the healthcare needs of veterans with those who never served in the military. This project will attempt to elucidate if military service creates poorer outcomes and subsequently a greater need for healthcare services for those who enlist. The project will test eleven hypotheses which are indicators of health status for both veteran and non-veteran respondents. For all hypotheses, the independent variable will be if the respondent has ever served in the United States Military. The eleven dependent variables are as follows: respondent self-reported health status, current and former tobacco use, likelihood of alcohol abuse, likelihood the respondent is overweight or obese, prevalence of heart disease, prevalence of diabetes, prevalence of hypertension, state of emotional health, state of work, family, and social relationships, marital status, and income status. All eleven hypotheses state that veterans' are more likely to experience poorer health outcomes than their civilian counterparts.

Analysis of all eleven outcomes had diversified results. Veterans were more likely to self-report poorer states of health, be former tobacco users, abuse alcohol, be overweight or obese, and have diagnoses of heart disease, diabetes or hypertension. This could be due to rigors of military service. It may also be increased access to healthcare services, enabling veterans to receive medical diagnoses. Conversely, veterans were less likely to be current tobacco users, self-report better emotional health, self-report better relationships, more likely to be married, and have higher incomes. This could be because the military in some facets acts as a health protector. It could also be due to the highly stigmatized perceptions of mental illness or dysfunction. This project finds several reasons veterans may need more healthcare services, but also finds further research on this topic is necessary.

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Davidson, Christopher Todd. "Veteran Influx: A Qualitative Study Examining the Transition Experiences of Student Veterans from the Military to College." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/84939.

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More than 5,000,000 post-9/11 service members are expected to transition out of the military by 2020 due to a reduction in the size of the U.S. military and presence in Iraq and Afghanistan (American Council on Education, 2014). As these service members separate from the military many will choose to enter some form of postsecondary education. The literature across the past decade has not changed in its recommendations on how to serve student veterans. If campus administrators expect to support veteran students in their transitions, they need empirical research about the transition experiences of veteran students and not rely on best practices that are not supported by empirical evidence. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the transition experiences of Post-9/11 student veterans from a military setting to a college setting. The study used grounded theory methods to systematically review the literature about the transition of student veterans from the military to a college or university and create a conceptual framework for this study, or the Student Veteran College Transition Model (SVCTM). The SVCTM showed what strategies used by college and university administrators during a veteran's transition to college promote positive transition outcomes for student veterans within a number of conditions and contextual factors. This qualitative study used a modified version of Seidman's (2013) phenomenological interviewing and collective-case study. Semi-structured interviews provided data for the study. Findings of this study confirmed previous research that student veterans experience a challenging transition from the military to college and that military and veteran student offices and veteran student organizations play an important role in the transition for student veterans. The findings also included that the conflict between military, civilian, and academic cultures disrupted student veterans' ability to adapt to their new role as civilian and student. To combat this conflict, student veterans turn to family and other veterans internal and external to the college provide support during the transition from the military as they integrate their military, civilian, and academic identities.
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Graves, Larry Gentaro. "An evaluation of veteran services at the University of Wisconsin-Stout." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2004. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2004/2004gravesl.pdf.

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Watson, David. "Veterans alone, together : the isolation and self reliance of the Australian Vietnam veteran community /." Title page, contents and introduction and explanation, 1996. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AR/09arw338.pdf.

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Howerton, Franklin Ray. "Veteran dedication makes them more efficient in receiving directions on medication, driving veterans to be more medication compliant." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1749.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between having military discipline, the military rank, the branch of service, the number of years served, reserve status and if these factors would affect a veterans' compliancy in taking daily medication.

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Murray, Emma Teresa. "Reimagining the veteran : an investigation into violent veterans in England and Wales post 9/11." Thesis, Keele University, 2016. http://eprints.keele.ac.uk/3254/.

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This thesis provides an original investigation into the status of violent veterans in the United Kingdom post 9/11. Drawing upon a series of interviews conducted during 2011-2014, it frames the problem through the focused lens of Veteranality. Veteranality is understood here to be the regulation and rehabilitation of veteran offenders within the criminal justice framework, with a conscious attempt to understand the limitations of governing regimes by foregrounding questions of political agency. It looks directly at the tensions and conflicts veteran offenders experience as they move from a war paradigm to one of criminal justice on domestic soil. Central here is the ethical decision to “give voice” to the veterans by allowing them to narrate their own experiences prior, during and after war, which proves crucial to the study. As violent veterans expose the limits of juridical approaches to their crimes, so they add further empirical weight to the claims that times of war and peace are less easily demarcated and set apart. Embodying the normalisation of violence in new security terrains, their testimonies present significant challenges and demand a thorough rethinking of the violence of warfare in the 21st Century.

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Knight, David M. "Veterans in Congress| The policy impact of veterans in the U.S. House of Representatives." Thesis, Georgetown University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3629910.

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For much of the Cold War period, a significant majority of legislators were veterans. These Americans provided a bridge between civilian and military leadership. Today, that bridge is disappearing. Scholars now provide warnings about a chasm developing between the military and civilian worlds. Will a Congress of nonveterans enact different, less, or worse defense policies than a Congress dominated by veterans? Will they be less active, or less likely to invest the necessary amount of time, energy, and staff in the oversight of the military? To discern the policy impact of electing veterans to Congress, I examine whether veterans in the 92d (1971-1973), 103d (1993-1995), and 112th (2011-2013) Congresses are more likely to support and advocate for defense policy than their nonveteran colleagues, once one accounts for ideological, district, and institutional influences.

Utilizing a specially created database, I investigate House members' commitment to defense policy through their activity in roll-call voting, bill sponsorship, bill cosponsorship, amending the National Defense Authorization Act, and their participation in committee hearings. By contrasting various forms of behavior throughout the legislative process and across multiple generations of veterans, as well as during times of war and peace, I demonstrate how behavioral differences among veterans and nonveterans affect the decision calculus concerning whether or not to pursue certain policy initiatives. Finally, instead of utilizing a dichotomous construct to distinguish between veterans and nonveterans, I differentiate among veterans based upon members' military service histories.

By carefully studying behavior throughout the legislative process, I demonstrate that even though veterans and nonveterans often vote a party line, politically significant social identities, like being a veteran, do influence the nature of proposals placed on the national agenda and the choices made about those proposals. However, the translation of preferences into policy is often mediated by the position of members within the institution, their relationship to their party caucus, and the member's level of military experience. Untangling the impact of military service on policy preferences and legislative choices allows us to consider the implications of the decline of veterans in Congress and sheds light on what the future might hold.

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Tarbert, Jesse T. "Scandal and Reform in Federal Veterans’ Welfare Agencies: Building the Veterans’ Administration, 1920–1932." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1291158247.

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Porter, Tara L. "Discovering the barriers to health-promoting lifestyles among Appalachian veterans with uncontrolled hypertension." Huntington, WV : [Marshall University Libraries], 2005. http://www.marshall.edu/etd/descript.asp?ref=512.

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Clark, E. A., Sarah A. Job, Stacey L. Williams, and M. F. Deitz. "PTSD Symptoms and U.S. Veterans." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8050.

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Casper, Angela Sue. "Predictors and prevention strategies for homelessness among women veterans a theoretical study : a project based upon an independent investigation /." Click here for text online. Smith College School for Social Work website, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10090/976.

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Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2007
Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of Social Work. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-68).

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Fiedel, Ethan R. "Identifying and analyzing the hiring process for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67552.

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Thesis (S.M. in Engineering and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, June 2011.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94).
This thesis utilizes ideas taken from different Systems Engineering modeling tools to model the hiring process for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This model is a guide for understanding the current state of the process and shows that inadequate Position Descriptions (PD) are not the primary reason why the VA cannot meet the 80 day window set forth by U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Additionally, the model can assist in identifying potential areas for reducing the overall process timeline and be used as a training tool to illustrate how the hiring process progresses. Existing models only show major steps in the process which can mask sources of delay, communication issues, and confusion. The developed model delves deeper into those major steps, showing individual sub-steps, accountability, timelines, and data flows. Data for the model was obtained by direct observations, interviews, analysis from data collected by the VHA, and documents released by the VA and OPM. When fully developed, the model allowed for the conduction of case studies on three different positions within VHA; these case studies illustrate that the inability to meet the hiring process timeline is only partially due to issues with the PD and that other factors (namely internal reviews and classification delays) have a significantly greater effect in the resulting timeline. The model itself and recommendations provided, such as establishing priorities, targeting specific areas of time delays, improving communication, and generating and providing access to knowledge can help the VHA to achieve a streamlined and compressed timeline.
by Ethan R. Fiedel.
S.M.in Engineering and Management

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Eaves, Tresia D. "Information Seeking Behaviors of Transitioning Veterans When Job Hunting in North Texas." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2020. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1752386/.

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This study explored a part of our population that can be misunderstood, marginalized, and underserved: veterans who are seeking to transition from the military to employment in North Texas. At the time of this research (before the COVID-19 pandemic), overall unemployment in North Texas was only 3.9%.Veteran unemployment was calculated at approximately the same before considering the underemployed veterans or those who have given up finding employment (and before the COVID-19 global pandemic), and that calculation likely exceeds 16-18% according to the Texas Workforce Commission. By understanding the information-seeking behaviors of the veteran population targeting North Texas for future employment, their ability to find useful information for successful relocation, attainment of employment, and the resources that enables their sense-making processes, the services provided to veterans seeking employment can be improved. Further understanding can be gained by using a qualitative approach that references Dervin's sense making model (SMM) as the framework. The revelations and conclusions can be used to improve existing programs, inspire new programs, and provide answers that are useful to the Veteran's Administration (VA), other veteran-focused organizations, policymakers, non-profits who serve veterans, veterans themselves, and future employers who enable successful transitions by providing satisfying and inclusive employment opportunities for veterans.

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Sellers, Gregory S. "A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Study on the Reintegration of Military Veterans into the Civilian Population through Higher Education." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1617108405774805.

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Samy, Sylvia H. "SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF VETERANS’ NEEDS AND ISSUES." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/42.

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The veteran population is under-served. Due to the current circumstances of increased deployment and the rate of returning soldiers from current wars (Iraq and Afghanistan); there is an increased demand for competent social workers to provide them with services. Furthermore, the Department of Veteran Affairs is the number one employer of social workers. Hence, measuring the knowledge of social work students is essential to explore their competence of working with the veteran population. The study presents an exploratory research method, using a quantitative approach. Further, students’ knowledge was measured in ten domains: Benefits and Services, Service Related Disabilities, PTSD/Trauma, Childcare, Homelessness/Housing, Military Sexual Trauma, Healthcare, Employment/Unemployment, Education, and General Knowledge. In addition, the sample was compromised of social work students throughout different Southern California Universities. An online survey was administered to participants through Qualtrics website; and statistical analysis conducted by using SPSS version 21. Findings suggest that MSW students have a higher level of knowledge than BASW students in most of the domains. In addition, older participants presented a greater amount of knowledge than younger participants. Due to the results of the study, future research should measure a larger amount of participants that are evenly distributed among all demographics. Further, the study should encompass all universities that offer social work programs.

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Chamberland, Kenneth Joseph. "Success Factors of Veteran-Owned Small Businesses." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/573.

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Small business failure rates equate to 30% within 2 years and 50% after 5 years. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies that veteran-owned small businesses used to sustain a business beyond 5 years in central Florida. Using a purposeful sampling technique, 13 central Florida veteran small business owners consented to interviews about their operating processes. Analysis of the veteran-owner managerial practices revealed common nodes and themes regarding small business longevity factors. Based on constant comparison coding, 4 small business themes emerged: business operating practices, market research, business adversities, and external small business assistance avenues. The experiences of veteran small business owners emulated the general systems theory and the triple-loop learning theory in identifying, organizing, and initiating process changes for small business operational permanence. This study has social change implications for aspiring veteran small business owners: Successful veteran entrepreneurship can promote positive social values, stakeholder satisfaction, and employment opportunities by exploring small business operating strategies, conducting market analysis, overcoming adversities, and petitioning external small business veteran programs.

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Ott, James E. "Expressive Writing Study Benefitting Student Veterans." Thesis, Saint Mary's College of California, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10142187.

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Colleges and universities in the United States are enrolling a growing number of veterans returning home from military service. Many of these veterans struggle in their transition from military to collegiate and civilian life. To augment college resources provided to assist veterans in their transition, this study offered and assessed the effects of a curriculum intervention associated with expressive writing activities over the course of a semester and within a classroom setting consisting of veterans. Designed as practitioner action research within a constructivist epistemology, the study took place at a community college in California within a for-credit, college-level English composition course designed for veterans. The study’s research question was: What are the perceived effects on the well-being of student veterans who write expressively about their military experiences? The study’s findings suggest that student veterans who engage in expressive writing activities within a classroom setting are likely to experience improvement in their self-reported well-being relative to their self-efficacy in terms of college, life in general, social support, their future, and gaining perspective to make meaning of their military experiences as they transition from military to civilian life. Key insights are offered for educators interested in offering expressive writing for veterans on college campuses.

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Hartman, Jesse G. N. "Therapeutic Spaces For Veterans With PTSD." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1338353523.

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Schumacher, William Miller. "Resilience Among Veterans: An Archival Study." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12167.

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To investigate resilience against combat stress, 175 interviews from the Veterans' History Project were coded using the Deployment Risk and Resiliency Inventory and analyzed using the Linguistic Inventory and Word Count. Contrary to hypotheses, higher levels of social support did not predict psychological outcomes, nor did social support differ between wars. Low variance in the social support measure likely contributed to the null results. The amount of combat experiences the veteran discussed did significantly predict psychological outcomes, replicating previous findings. This indicates that the LIWC measures are good indicators of psychological outcome.
Committee in charge: Holly Arrow, Chairperson; Jennifer Freyd, Member; Phil Fisher, Member

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Fagelson, Marc A. "Tinnitus in the Military and Veterans." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2008. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1632.

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Fagelson, Marc A. "Tinnitus in the Military and Veterans." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2010. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1640.

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Roberts, Joyce. "VIETNAM VETERANS AND ILLICIT DRUG USE." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/548.

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This study examined the correlation between Vietnam veterans and dependency to illicit drugs, due to their exposure and accessibility during their deployment in Vietnam. This study consisted of a sample size of 58 respondents to a survey that was disbursed throughout 2 agencies that comprise of Vietnam veterans.The survey design was implemented to ensure the consistency and accuracy of the quantitative data. Furthermore, this study included a Chi-square test to determine relevance and implications to micro social work practices. As expected, there was a positively significant statistical relationship between the exposure and accessibility that some Vietnam veterans experienced during their deployment that continues to affect their current use of illicit drugs. This study has been conducted to help future micro practitioners understand the importance and effects that this exposure and accessibility played in the lives of many Vietnam veterans.

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Peterson, Linda D. "Vigorous vets relationship between health promoting behaviors and sense of well-being among community dwelling World War II veterans of Broome County /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/1431162.

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Ghiggi, Micheli Vergínia. "Liga de Veteranos do Rio Grande: formas de lazer e singularidades futebolísticas." Universidade Federal de Pelotas, 2012. http://repositorio.ufpel.edu.br/handle/ri/1787.

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In this work we treat football not as a spectacle form, but as leisure. Although this is played by a large population, mainly in Brazil, does not have the same visibility of the professional football in the media. The focus of analysis was the veterans football, through the championship organized by the Liga de Veteranos do Rio Grande (LVRG) in the year 2010 in its 15th edition. Our objectives were: to understand the organization and functioning of the League, describe and analyze football s events championship in 2010 and study the practices that constitute this veterans football on and off the field. This, through a methodology inspired both ethnography and oral history, composed of 43 field diaries, 460 images, official documents (acts, statutes, regulations) and news of the city's only daily newspaper, the Journal Agora. In addition, we conducted two interviews and the collection of oral testimony and the record notes of informal conversations with members of the League. We observed that participants take ownership of football with different goals, which they require dedication that even outside space-time formal games promoted by the Liga de Veteranos. We identified the LVRG while leisure environment that promotes the meeting of its members on different occasions, promoting sociability. We also had noted that this league presented some singularities in their football, particularly in the distribution of specific functions, such as coaching, and promote the organization and discipline football
Neste trabalho, tratamos do futebol sob sua forma menos espetacularizada, que é praticada, prioritariamente, como lazer. Embora este seja jogado por uma grande parte da população, principalmente no Brasil, não possui a mesma visibilidade midiática do profissional. O foco de análise foi o futebol de veteranos, através do campeonato organizado pela Liga de Veteranos do Rio Grande (LVRG) no ano de 2010, em sua 15ª edição. Nossos objetivos foram: compreender as formas de organização e funcionamento da Liga; descrever e analisar acontecimentos futebolísticos do campeonato de 2010 e estudar as práticas que constituem esse futebol de veteranos dentro e fora de campo. Isso, através de uma metodologia inspirada tanto na etnografia como na história oral, composta por 43 diários de campo, 460 imagens, documentos oficiais (atas, estatutos, regulamentos) e notícias do único jornal diário da cidade, o Jornal Agora. Além disso, realizamos duas entrevistas e a coleta de um depoimento oral, bem como o registro de anotações das conversas informais com os integrantes da Liga. Observamos que os participantes se apropriam desse futebol com diferentes objetivos, os quais lhes exigem dedicação mesmo fora daquele espaço-tempo formal dos jogos promovidos pela Liga de Veteranos. Identificamos a LVRG enquanto ambiente de lazer que propicia o encontro de seus integrantes em diferentes ocasiões, promovendo sociabilidades. Constatamos, ainda, que essa Liga apresentou algumas singularidades futebolísticas, principalmente na distribuição de funções específicas, como a de treinador, e na valorização da organização e da disciplina futebolística

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Brogden, Kelly Alexis. ""They were neither typical...nor unique" : an exploratory study of enlistment decisions of American veterans from past to present : a project based upon an independent investigation /." View online, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10090/5869.

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Vallance, Lisa. "Aspects of defence : discourse of veterans, research regarding current UK forces and veterans and working around defence mechanisms." Thesis, City University London, 2012. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/3022/.

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Veterans seeking psychological input for mental health issues, following service with the UK Armed Forces, report difficulties in relating to mental health practitioners, often causing them to disengage with therapy. A wealth of quantitative research including epidemiology studies and outcome reports is available for this client group as well as best practice of treating mental health issues including combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder. More qualitative studies are being produced, both for this client group and their associated mental health issues. However, there appears to be a paucity of qualitative literature regarding the language of veterans and it is this, especially in terms of improving the psychologists’ understanding of this client group, which has inspired this research. Nine veterans were interviewed using a semi-structured schedule and the data was transcribed and analysed using discourse analysis. Nineteen repertoires are described within five groups: Professional/Objective; Personal/Subjective; Exclusive: Mind-Body Connection: and Refutation. In addition, one discourse superstructure – Defence – is identified. Synthesis of the repertoires and superstructure takes place in relation to: military culture; masculinity; Ehlers and Clarks 2000 cognitive model of PTSD and DSM IV symptom criteria; and, neuro-psychology of memory and Brewin, Dalgleish and Joseph’s 1996 Dual Representation Theory of PTSD. In addition, applications of the repertoires for counselling are suggested.

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Sifuentes, Ann Marie. "Veteran Homelessness: Protecting our Protectors." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1525338811510693.

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Astorga, Delia Marie. "Educating veterans on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1571852.

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The purpose of this project was to create program to identify funding sources, and write a grant to fund a support group for veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at the Department of Veterans Affairs of, Long Beach. The literature allowed this write to find the main causes of PTSD in this case being exposed to combat, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBO), and the consequences to PTSD (substance abuse, commit suicide, experience family conflicts). This writer also found Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to be effective intervention in treating veterans with PTSD. The proposed program is aimed at providing psychoeducation to veterans and to help improve the lives of our service men and women who suffer from PTSD. The program includes group counseling, and individual counseling for veterans, family counseling. Providing the proper training will help social worker better assess and serve our veterans who return from combat with PTSD. Actual submission and/or funding of the grant were not required for the completion of this project.

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Chinchilla, Melissa. "Title : community integration among formerly homeless veterans." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118225.

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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2018.
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My dissertation examines the community integration outcomes of formerly homeless Veterans housed under the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. HUD-VASH provides homeless Veterans with affordable housing subsidies and supportive services, including non-mandated linkages to healthcare. The program functions under two types of housing vouchers: vouchers used in buildings designated for persons with subsidized housing (project-based) and vouchers used for market rate rentals in the community (tenant-based). HUD-VASH is the largest permanent supportive housing (PSH) program in the nation, with over 86,000 vouchers (~6% project-based) awarded through fiscal year 2017 and 100,000 Veterans housed since the program's inception. Research suggests that persons in PSH have limited success in community integration, which has important implications for health, substance use, subjective well-being, and housing retention. My research provides an understanding of how role of multiple factors - individual characteristics, service utilization, housing choice, and neighborhood quality - impact formerly homeless individuals' community integration process, i.e. how they function in their new communities including their relationships with others, ability to maintain independent living, and engagement in vocational activities. My dissertation uses mixed methods to understand housing placement of HUD-VASH participants in Los Angeles County and their community integration outcomes once housed. This dissertation is made up of three manuscripts; (1) Paper one provides an overview of housing models under the HUD-VASH program including a description of socio-demographics, clinical diagnoses, service utilization patterns, and neighborhood quality of project based and tenant based voucher types; (2) Paper two uses quantitative analysis to identify factors, including personal characteristics, voucher type (i.e., project and tenant-based), and service utilization, that mediate community integration outcomes (i.e. employment, community adjustment, and housing retention); and (3) Paper three provides a qualitative analysis of VA staff and HUD-VASH participants' perspectives of the roles of housing type (project-based vs. tenant-based), neighborhood characteristics, and social networks on participants' community integration.
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Martin, Eric G. "Mindfulness Practices In Art Therapy With Veterans." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2013. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/30.

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In this study, 5 women with co-occurring DSM-IV-TR diagnoses in a residential treatment center for homeless veterans and their families received group mindfulness oriented art therapy during an 8-week intervention. Two of the participants were utilized in this case study research to explore how a mindfulness can be implemented in group art therapy and what impact this may have for the female veterans. The study included a qualitative analysis of the veteran’s artwork and the participants’ account of their own behavior. The findings revealed that participants used the art process to express a developing awareness of avoidance and denial often associated with both substance abuse and PTSD. The participants’ artwork and self-reports indicated enhanced flexibility in focus of attention, self-awareness, and self-regulation. The study demonstrated the potential of mindfulness oriented art therapy for enhancing healthy coping strategies.

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Rossi, Maria Alejandra. "Biophilic Design: Transitional Housing for Homeless Veterans." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78904.

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Biophilia: the close relationship between architecture and nature. In my thesis, I look to embrace that relationship by designing housing for homeless veterans. For veterans, this connection helps the space become a place of healing and reconnection to nature, which is proven to have a positive impact in our health and wellness. The building becomes a container of nature, where the presence of green features and natural elements are present from the moment you come into the building, the choice of materials, the different activities and position of the spaces to welcome the most amount of natural elements into the building. This creates an indoor/outdoor environment where the resident feels secure by the walls but also welcome by nature. The building captures nature through different activities and moments, where both nature and architecture work together to create a space of healing and peace, a place of freedom, but at the same time a place of security and stability. An oasis in the city, which helps homeless veterans start over and create a space they can call home. The building is equipped to offer different activities and purposes not only for the residents, but also for the employees and visitors. The building becomes a welcoming space for the neighbors but also for nature. The building welcomes different species and promotes the creation of different habitats that can serve the growth of the ecosystem.
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How can Architecture and Nature work together to create healing spaces? The purpose of this thesis was to study the relationship between nature and architecture. Today, rapid growth in cities and urbanization has cause these two to be seen as separate or different, creating spaces that do not promote human well-being and healthy spaces. When in fact, when both nature and architecture work together, it creates the best and healthiest spaces for human health, performance and well-being. In this project, I focused on creating healing spaces for homeless veterans; a group that is increasing in number in large cities such as Washington D.C. Veterans are falling into homelessness due to Post-traumatic stress disorder, making it hard for them to adapt back into their normal life. Many of them live in poor conditions on the street, shelters and cars; spaces that are not suitable for people living with this disorder. Instead, I am proposing a transitional housing project where they will be trained, offered job opportunities, and a space where they will in constant presence of nature from the moment they walk into the building until they get to their room. This is because biophilic design has proven to improve the perfomance, quality of life, and health of humans. The residents of this project will have an efficient building with communal spaces, spaces for active and passive recreation, and different connections to nature to improve and expedite their healing.

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Young, Derick Allen. "Exploratory Study of Participants in Veterans Court." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1401720047.

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Doehne, Bryce A. "Supporting Student Veterans Utilizing Participatory Curriculum Development." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1460681183.

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LaVeck, Lindsey Michalle. "CAREER DECISION-MAKING DIFFICULTIES AMONG STUDENT VETERANS." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1537266760667978.

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Rajnic, Margaret Mary. "HEALTH SCREENING IN VETERANS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS." Case Western Reserve University Doctor of Nursing Practice / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=casednp1561473636964802.

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Fort, Fachecia L. "Type 2 Diabetes Management for Geriatric Veterans." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5462.

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Managing diabetes in the geriatric long-term care population can be challenging, yet important because diabetes is a chronic, progressive disease. The purpose of this project was to identify clinical practice guidelines for managing Type 2 diabetes in geriatric veterans and to develop a class to educate providers on diabetes management in the geriatric long-term care population at a community living and rehabilitation center. The practice focused question asked if providing education to providers about the clinical practice guidelines for managing Type 2 diabetes in geriatric long-term care veterans would improve knowledge as measured by a pre- and posttest. The project was based on the stage theory of organizational change and focused on the goal of improving diabetes management in the long-term care geriatric population by using clinical practice guidelines. The American Medical Directors Association's and Diabetes Association's updated clinical practice guidelines and systematic review literature on diabetes provided the evidence to support the educational project. A pretest, posttest, and summative evaluation were used to evaluate the project. A paired t test was used to compare the pretest and posttest scores for all participants. Posttest results showed a significant improvement in provider knowledge compared to pretest scores (t = -4.416, df = 12, p < .01). Participant evaluation of the program showed that the goals and objectives were met, content was understandable, and presentation was professional. The findings of the project may be beneficial at the organizational level to promote positive social change by improved management of diabetes in the geriatric long-term care population, thus potentially decreasing unwanted side effects and improving geriatric veteran health.

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Floyd, Zina. "Barriers to the Influenza Vaccination in Veterans." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1514.

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Influenza is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for 56,000 deaths annually and leading to an average of more than 200,000 hospitalizations every year. Adults 65 years of age and older account for 50% to 60% of influenza-related hospital admissions and an estimated 90% of influenza-associated deaths occur in people age 65 and older. During the 2011 to 2012 influenza season, approximately 50 % of veterans between 45 and 70 years of age refused the influenza vaccine within the metro-area outpatient Veteran Administration (VA) facility in Atlanta, Georgia. The aim of this project was to identify and to identify barriers to influenza vaccinations in veterans. The health belief model was utilized to organize the evidence-based practice data obtain from the literature reviews on the barriers to the influenza vaccine. An Influenza vaccination educational pamphlet was developed using data obtained from the literature reviews. No information was obtained from the veterans. The educational pamphlet listed the identified barriers and ways to overcome the barriers to the influenza vaccination. The influenza vaccination educational pamphlet will be utilized by veterans and staff in the outpatient clinic. The pamphlets will to be placed in the veteran's waiting areas, medication rooms, and lobby areas prior to the beginning of the influenza season at the end of September. The organization's outpatient quarterly influenza data report will be utilized to disseminate the results to the educational tool's effectiveness after implementation at the end of the influenza season in May. The social impact of solving this issue is the opportunity to decrease the major infrastructure demands placed on the healthcare system as well as human suffering caused by influenza.

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Asoh, Chinyere. "Strategies to Recruit and Hire Military Veterans." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3136.

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The inability of business owners to hire skilled employees affects the profitability of a small business. Small business owners may attain profitability by understanding the value of military veterans and cultivating strategies for the hiring and recruitment process. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies that business owners in Fayetteville, North Carolina used to recruit military veterans as a means to acquire skilled employees to maximize productivity, profitability, and sustainability. The conceptual framework of this study included human capital theory and recruitment theory. The purposive sample consisted of 6 participants who were small business owners. Data from interviews and supporting documents were processed and analyzed using data source triangulation to identify 3 emergent themes. Findings indicated that, for these 6 Fayetteville small business owners, job description and transition workshops, resume review and communication, and accommodations and benefits were key attributes related to the successful recruitment of military veterans as skilled employees. Specifically, streamlined hiring processes, relationship building, and access to resources were predictive of a successful hire. Knowledge barriers regarding hiring processes prevented efficient communication between small business owners and military veterans, but business owners cultivated strategies to help with hiring military veterans. The implications for positive social change include the potential for business owners to capitalize on the skills that military veterans bring to the civilian workforce, which in turn may improve the economy.

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Bird, William. "Use of GIS technology in improving medical service delivery by volunteer drivers to VA medical facilities a thesis presented to the Department of Geology and Geography in candidacy for the degree of master of science /." Diss., Maryville, Mo. : Northwest Missouri State University, 2010. http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/theses/BirdWilliamJ/index.htm.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Northwest Missouri State University, 2010.
The full text of the thesis is included in the pdf file. Title from title screen of full text.pdf file (viewed on June 7, 2010) Includes bibliographical references.

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Ortiz, Stephen R. ""Soldier-citizens" the Veterans of Foreign Wars and veteran political activism from the Bonus March to the GI Bill /." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0006061.

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Ivarsson, Bourdo Maria, and Hans Osvalds. "Upplevd förändring av aggressionsnivåer hos svenska soldater efter utlandstjänstgöring i Afghanistan." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Sektionen för lärande och miljö, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-10675.

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The major part of the existing research on psychological effects on participating in war or residing in a war zone shows negative effects on the person’s mental health. However not all research, from an international perspective, shows the same results. Since we haven’t found any research regarding Swedish conditions and there has been a recent implementation of a decision from the Supreme Commander regarding commanded international service for all staff within the Swedish armed forces, the question has now become more relevant. This essay intends to examine how the direct contacts with warring counterparts have contributed to a change in Swedish soldier’s perception of their own aggression levels. High levels of aggression may be included in various types of mental illness, particularly in post-traumatic stress. Furthermore, perceived aggression levels in relation to involvement in direct fighting and combat exposure is investigated. The result demonstrates a clear increase in perceived aggression levels after the intervention, albeit from low levels. There was also an increase in perceived aggression in relation to the degree of personal combat exposure.
En överväldigande del av befintlig forskning kring psykologiska effekter av att delta i krig och stridszon påvisar en hel del negativa effekter för psykisk hälsa. Inte all forskning, internationellt sett, pekar mot samma håll. Då vi inte funnit några undersökningar avseende svenska förhållanden, och dessutom kan konstatera en implementering av ÖB Beslut gällande kommenderad utlands-tjänstgöring för samtlig personal inom de Svenska utlandsstyrkorna, gör att frågan nu blivit aktuell. Denna uppsats ämnar undersöka svenska soldaters upplevda förändringar av egna aggressionsnivåer efter insats i Afghanistan. Höga aggressionsnivåer kan ingå vid olika typer av psykisk ohälsa, bland annat vid posttraumatisk stress. Vidare undersöks upplevda aggressionsnivåer i relation med inblandning i direkta stridigheter och stridszon. Resultatet påvisar en klar ökning av upplevda aggressionsnivåer efter insats, om än från låga nivåer. Dessutom klargjordes ökningen i upplevd aggression i relation till grad av personlig stridsexponering.

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Herman, Thomas S. "Humping it on their Backs: A Material Culture Examination of the Vietnam Veterans’ Experience as Told Through the Objects they Carried." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849688/.

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The materials of war, defined as what soldiers carry into battle and off the battlefield, have much to offer as a means of identifying and analyzing the culture of those combatants. The Vietnam War is extremely rich in culture when considered against the changing political and social climate of the United States during the 1960s and 70s. Determining the meaning of the materials carried by Vietnam War soldiers can help identify why a soldier is fighting, what the soldier’s fears are, explain certain actions or inactions in a given situation, or describe the values and moral beliefs that governed that soldier’s conduct. “Carry,” as a word, often refers to something physical that can be seen, touched, smelled, or heard, but there is also the mental material, which does not exist in the physical space, that soldiers collect in their experiences prior to, during, and after battle. War changes the individual soldier, and by analyzing what he or she took (both physical and mental), attempts at self-preservation or defense mechanisms to harden the body and mind from the harsh realities of war are revealed. In the same respect, what the soldiers brought home is also a means of preservation; preserving those memories of their experiences adds validity and meaning to their experiences. An approach employing aspects of psychology, sociology, and cultural theory demonstrates that any cookie-cutter answer or characterization of Vietnam veterans is unstable at best, and that a much more complex picture develops from a multidisciplinary analysis of the soldiers who fought the war in Vietnam.

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Renton, Amy Jane Victoria. "Physical disability, disabled veterans and the American Revolution." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2013. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/265610.

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Using a combination of public institutional records and private personal records, this thesis explores how a newly emerging America constructed its ideas of physical disability in the era of the War for Independence. In the colonies, physical disability never stood alone as an independent category of difference, but was anchored in discourses of poverty and morality. However, the tumultuous events that occurred during the period 177 5 to 1818 forced this developing nation to confront physical disability to an extent that had not previously been required. The result was a conceptual and legislative shift, which caused the understanding of physical disability to be fundamentally redefined and become something identifiable in its own right. To analyse how, and why, this happened, this thesis looks at the public, cultural discourse of disability through this period, and examines the legal developments and the lived experiences that were occurring alongside it. By considering how disability was used in public commentaries to allegorise the split with Britain, it highlights the complicated environment and conceptual tumult which faced disabled Revolutionary War veterans on their return. Analysis of the trajectory of disability pension legislation suggests an infant nation testing the waters with early welfare programmes, often with limited success. However, these early initiatives were the progenitors of the first. national pension program. These developments created a distinct legal construction of disability that was seemingly at odds with the negative representation of disability in the public arena and, through medical and legal classifications, created a more formal platform for the conceptualisation of disability to emerge. To complement the institutional perspective, this thesis explores the lives of 523 disabled Revolutionary War veterans, using information they gave in their applications for a disability pension. This experiential approach expounds the ways in which disability was managed, how it shaped - and was shaped by - pre-existing expectations of gender roles, and how these experiences were often determined by class. Pertinent topics include family life, work life, and the ways in which veterans understood and employed their identities as disabled pensioners. Unlike the post-Civil War period a Revolutionary War disability never became the symbol of patriotism and bravery that the empty sleeve of the Civil War amputee did. Using the experiences of disabled former Revolutionary servicemen and contrasting this with the public discourse and national memory of the war, this thesis presents the reasons why this was the case.

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Crowe, Ambrose. "War and conflict : the Australian Vietnam Veterans Association." Monash University, School of Political and Social Inquiry, 2003. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/9333.

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Hiddlestone, Janine Frances. "An uneasy legacy Vietnam veterans and Australian society /." Connect to this title online, 2004. http://eprints.jcu.edu.au/1113/.

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Sansone, Russell J. "The earnings of veterans: effects of military service." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/45250.

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This thesis examines the effects of military service on veterans’ earnings in the civilian labor force. This is important as the services allocate large amounts of resources to not only ensure readiness for the next mission, but to understand its return on investment and how to recruit and retain the force. Using data from Integrated Public Use Microdata Series 2000–2012 and multivariate analysis, this thesis identifies premiums and penalties in the civilian labor market associated with active service during conscription and the All-Volunteer Force. The analysis controls for educational attainment, occupation, race, periods of service, and active service years, and finds a penalty for veterans who have a post high school education, who, on average, have earnings that are lower than their observationally similar non-veteran counterparts. In addition, veterans in business and finance are observed to have a penalty for military service, compared to veterans in other occupations who are observed to earn more than non-veteran counterparts. Overall, this thesis finds a premium associated with service, as measured by post-service civilian earnings. The benefit of service varies across occupations, educational attainment and other factors.

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Buechner, Barton David. "Contextual mentoring of student veterans| A communication perspective." Thesis, Fielding Graduate University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3615729.

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Nearly two million combat veterans are now in various stages of the process of returning from service and entering higher education using the post-9/11 GI Bill. Who is guiding and advising them in the process of this transition, and how are they doing it? To help answer this question, this qualitative phenomenological study examines the narratives of successful student veterans for ways that mentors played a role in their transition from military service to academia. The study was informed by an examination of relevant literature, including individual mentoring and group mentoring; medical and non-medical readjustment counseling for returning combat veterans; various branches of psychology, communication, social construction, and warrior mythology and storytelling. Narrative data were examined using a composite metatheoretical model drawing on domains of human experience (Shay, 2010), integral theory and the all quadrants, all levels (AQAL) model (Wilber, 2006), and the coordinated management of meaning theory of social construction in communication (Pearce, 2008). This analysis revealed patterns of multiple mentor interaction across various social worlds that helped them to make meaning from their experiences in transition, and bridge between different social contexts of home, military, and school. An unexpected but significant finding was the presence and role of traumatic experiences fitting the description of “moral injury” (Drescher et al., 2011) or “psychic wounding” (Malabou, 2012) as linked to the episodes of being mentored while making meaning of these experiences. This suggests the relationship of coordinated mentor communications to the phenomenon of posttraumatic growth, and the particular attunement of adult education (andragogy) as enabling context. Applying these findings to the composite four-quadrant model resulted in an integrated conceptual model of “contextual mentoring,” which provides a framework to consider the way coordinated mentor influences may act as mediating structures to support the development or transformation of returning veterans during their transition in higher education.

Keywords: veterans, mentoring, group mentoring, posttraumatic growth, moral injury, phenomenology, communication, coordinated management of meaning (CMM), social construction of reality, adult learning, andragogy, mediating structures.

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