Responsibility acts as a psychological adhesive that connects an actor to event and relevant prescriptions should govern conduct. People are held responsible the extent (a) clear, well-defined set of is applicable (prescription-event link); (b) perceived be bound by virtue his or her identity (prescription-identity (c) connected event, especially appearing have personal control over it (identity-event link). Studies supported model, showing attributions responsibility direct function...

Past research purporting to study employee resilience suffers from a lack of conceptual clarity about both the construct and methodological designs that examine without ensuring occurrence significant adversity. The overall goal this article is address our contemporary understanding identify pathways for future advancement in workplace. We first definitions inside outside industrial organizational psychology make case researchers have generally failed document experience adversity when...

Stigma and organizational barriers have been identified as factors for why a small proportion of soldiers with psychological problems seek professional help. In this article, we examine the impact negative attitudes toward treatment on seeking among previously deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq (n = 2,623). We asked questions about stigma, barriers, treatment, whether they sought their problems. found that inversely predicted seeking. These results provide more comprehensive examination reasons...

The goal of the current study was to test a model where organizational resources (aimed at managing work and family responsibilities) predict job attitudes supervisor ratings performance through mechanisms work-family conflict enrichment. Employees (n = 174) large metropolitan hospital were surveyed two time periods regarding perceptions supportive behaviors (FSSB), (FSOP), bidirectional conflict, enrichment, attitudes. Supervisors also asked provide Time 2. Results revealed FSSB 1 predicted...

Abstract Objectives : The study conducted a longitudinal assessment of insomnia as an antecedent versus consequence posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression symptoms among combat veterans. Design Two postdeployment time points were used in combination with structural equation modeling to examine the relative strength two possible directions prediction: predictor psychological symptoms, insomnia. Participants active duty soldiers ( N = 659) brigade team who assessed 4 months after...

Many college students may experience mental health problems but do not seek treatment from professionals. The present study examined how perceived stigma and self-stigma toward seeking treatment, as well perceptions of self-reliance for coping with problems, relate to student treatment-seeking.In total, 246 completed a self-report survey that included measures treatment-seeking, addressing concerns, self-reported symptoms depression alcohol-related attitudes treatment-seeking...

This research explored the relationship between meaningfulness of work, personality hardiness, and deriving long-term benefits from a stressful event. U.S. soldiers participating in peacekeeping mission to Bosnia completed measures assessing meaning their work hardiness midway through 1-year deployment (mid-deployment) measure 4-5 months after it was over (postdeployment). Structural equation modeling revealed that associated with being engaged meaningful during deployment, which strongly...

Two studies examined how perceiving a stigma and barriers to care for psychological treatment moderate the relationships between stressors symptoms. One study utilized sample of college students other U.S. Army soldiers. Factor analytic results from two samples supported being separate constructs. In student sample, perceived interacted with subjective stress predict depression, such that relationship depression was stronger when high. military work overload were Results reveal importance...

Abstract In this study, we examined the degree to which individuals' reactions stressors were influenced by quality of their shared social environments. Based on support theory, proposed that individuals in positive environments would show lower levels strain when exposed than negative The environment was assessed measuring consensus among group members about an issue importance group—namely leadership. Social influence theory provides compelling reasons believe measure should be a strong...

Abstract Transition home following a combat deployment involves period of adjustment. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses new 16‐item transition scale were conducted with 2 samples resulted in 4 factors (Benefit, Appreciation, Anger/Alienation, Guilt/Remorse). In Study 1 (N = 1,651), the number events was positively related to Anger/Alienation months later even after controlling for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, partial r .18, p < .001. 647), PTSD assessed at...

The purpose of the current two-phase study was to comprehensively identify barriers and facilitators mental health treatment seeking among active-duty service members. For Sample 1, focus groups were conducted with a general sample (n = 78) United States soldiers. 2, interviews soldiers who had sought 32). Transcripts coded using Atlas.ti software (Berlin, Germany), descriptive analyses identified key themes. Factors by this that have been underinvestigated in previous research included...

The present research examined the stigma associated with psychological problems among service members returning from United States peacekeeping mission to Bosnia. results show that admitting a problem in military is perceived as muchmore stigmatizing than medical problem. Service had more concerns about stigmatization and felt uncomfortable discussing problems, these feelings were magnified when being screened their units rather alone. also reported lesser likelihood of following through...

A person × situation approach to the study of intergroup anxiety is offered in which encounters viewed as a transaction between individual and environment. An difference measure toward African Americans developed, studies assessing scale's reliability validity are presented. The utility shown an experiment participants high or low were told they would interact with either European American American. Participants who supposed evidenced highest state anxiety, perceived interaction most...

The authors examined whether engagement in a performance domain could buffer or exacerbate the consequences of different stressors. Soldiers completed measures work, work demands (days training, hours, and subjective overload), symptoms at two time periods. Engagement interacted with days training hours Time 1 to predict health 2 (after controlling outcomes). highly engaged their jobs were less likely report negative under high levels training/work comparison soldiers disengaged from jobs....

The role of morale as a positive psychological construct distinct from the depression was examined using data longitudinal study 1,685 U.S. soldiers on peacekeeping mission to Kosovo. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed best predicted by indices engagement in meaningful work and confidence unit functioning leadership, whereas deployment stressors negative events. Morale assessed during related perceiving benefits deploying six months later, posttraumatic stress disorder...

Many military personnel with mental health problems do not seek treatment from professionals, and if they treatment, drop out of before receiving the recommended number sessions. The present study examined role 4 different stigma perceptions on these outcomes: perceived to career, differential self-stigma seeking stigmatizing soldiers who treatment.

Abstract The study examined dispositional optimism s role in buffering the effect of warzone stress on mental health symptoms and work impairment. A total 2,439 soldiers from an active‐duty brigade combat team were surveyed following a 12‐month deployment to Iraq. Posttraumatic disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression exposure, demands, impairment measured. Soldiers higher showed weaker relationships between exposure PTSD demands symptoms. Dispositional also buffered symptom effects may protect...