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Long-term Outcomes of Military Service in Aging and the Life Course: A Positive Re-envisioning

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Spiro, Avron, Settersten, Richard A., Aldwin, Carolyn M.·2016·The Gerontologist
DOI 10.1093/geront/gnv093PMC PMC4906316
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Abstract

Most research on military service focuses on its short-term negative consequences, especially the mental and physical injuries of those deployed in warzones. However, studies of long-term outcomes reveal surprisingly positive effects of military service—both those early in adulthood that grow over time and others that can emerge later in life. These multidomain effects have been found in veterans of World War II and the Korean War and are now being seen in veterans of the Vietnam War. Although some are directly attributable to public policies such as the GI Bill, which facilitate educational and economic gains, there are personal developmental gains as well, including autonomy, emotional maturity and resilience, mastery, and leadership skills, that lead to better health and well-being in later life. These long-term effects vary across persons, change over time within persons, and often reflect processes of cumulative advantage and disadvantage. We propose a life-span model of the effects of military service that provides a perspective for probing both long-term positive and negative outcomes for aging veterans. We further explicate the model by focusing on both sociocultural dynamics and individual processes. We identify public-use data that can be examined to evaluate this model, and offer a set of questions that can be used to assess military service. Finally, we outline an agenda for dedicated inquiry into such effects and consider policy implications for the health and well-being of aging veterans in later life.

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  1. Aldwin, 2009, Lifespan developmental perspectives on stress-related growth, 87
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Authors
Spiro, A., Settersten, R. A., & Aldwin, C. M.
Affiliations
  • Boston University (US)
  • Oregon State University (US)
ORCID
Venue
The Gerontologist
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2015-12-09
Volume
56
Issue
1
Pages
5-13
ISSN
  • 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-5341
DOI
10.1093/geront/gnv093
PMC
PMC4906316
OpenAlex
W2255424595
Cited by
125
References
61
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Gerontologist (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (R24AG039343)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education and Military Integration
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords
military service, veterans, aging, life course, long-term outcomes, GI Bill, resilience, mastery, leadership skills, well-being, World War II veterans, Korean War veterans, Vietnam War veterans
MeSH terms
Aging, Follow-Up Studies, Health Status, Humans, Military Personnel, Time Factors, United States, Veterans

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