Military-to-civilian transition theories and frameworks

Pedlar, David; Thompson, James M.; Andrew Castro, Carl

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Military-to-civilian transition theories and frameworks

Pedlar, David, Thompson, James M., Andrew Castro, Carl·2019·Military Veteran Reintegration

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Authors: Pedlar, D., Thompson, J. M., & Andrew Castro, C.
Affiliations: University of Southern California (US)
Queen's University (CA)
ORCID: Pedlar, David
Thompson, James M.
Venue: Military Veteran Reintegration
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2019
Pages: 21-50
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-815312-3.00003-6
OpenAlex: W2970635776
Cited by: 49
References: 59
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3
FWCI: 18.94
Type: book chapter
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Elsevier eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Education › Education and Military Integration
Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Military and Defense Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Keywords: military-to-civilian transition, transition theory, well-being, life course trajectories, identity disruption, civilian employment, social support, housing, rehabilitation, health care access, military personnel

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