{"title":"Effects of a family-based intervention on depression, burnout, and hazardous drinking among Korean military officers and non-commissioned officers.","authors":"Shin Myoung Sung, Hyun Lee, Jae Yop Kim","doi":"10.1080/08995605.2026.2659387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2026.2659387","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Junior military officers and noncommissioned officers (NCOs) in South Korea are exposed to high levels of occupational and relational stress, placing them at increased risk for depression, burnout, and hazardous drinking. This study examined the effects of a family-based emotional intervention on these psychological outcomes among military personnel. Participants consisted of 59 officers and NCOs who voluntarily enrolled following unit-level recruitment and were assigned to either a treatment group (<i>n</i> = 30) or a comparison group (<i>n</i> = 29) using a preference-based allocation procedure. The treatment group participated in the Thank-You - Sorry - Love (TSL) program, while the comparison group received no intervention. Depression, burnout, and hazardous drinking were assessed at pretest and posttest using validated Korean versions of the PHQ-9, MBI-GS, and AUDIT, respectively. Mixed-design analyses indicated significant time × group interaction effects across outcomes, with participants in the treatment group demonstrating greater reductions over time compared to the comparison group. These findings suggest that family-based emotional interventions may contribute to improvements in psychological well-being and reductions in maladaptive coping behaviors among military personnel.</p>","PeriodicalId":18696,"journal":{"name":"Military Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147691194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Rothman, Robert D Shura, Treven C Pickett, William C Walker, Paul B Perrin, Joseph M Dzierzewski, Scott D McDonald, Larry A Tupler
{"title":"Traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder examined with the Behavioral Dyscontrol Scale-II in post-9/11 veterans.","authors":"David Rothman, Robert D Shura, Treven C Pickett, William C Walker, Paul B Perrin, Joseph M Dzierzewski, Scott D McDonald, Larry A Tupler","doi":"10.1080/08995605.2026.2651486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2026.2651486","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Post 9/11-era veterans and service members are at high risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) exposures. However, symptom overlap between these conditions presents challenges in differential diagnosis and discriminating the relative contributions of each when co-occurring. Neurological soft signs (NSS) represent a potential diagnostic tool given demonstrated associations with PTSD, but to date there is limited research assessing a possible association with mTBI history. The current study sought to identify whether NSS can discriminate between PTSD, mTBI, and their co-occurrence via a neuropsychological test of complex motor functioning, the Behavioral Dyscontrol Scale-II (BDS-II). The study sample included 241 post-9/11 veterans. After adjusting for symptom and performance validity, study results indicated that NSS as measured by the BDS-II did not discriminate between the mTBI, PTSD, and co-occurring mTBI+PTSD groups. Additionally, in contrast to previous research, no association was observed between NSS and PTSD symptoms. Findings do not support NSS insofar as their utility in discrimination between mTBI and PTSD.</p>","PeriodicalId":18696,"journal":{"name":"Military Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147623492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Navy warfighter perspectives on mindfulness practices for combat readiness.","authors":"Leigh Ann Perry, Lisa M Kerr","doi":"10.1080/08995605.2026.2652729","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2026.2652729","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mindfulness practices have been empirically linked to enhancements in cognitive performance, attention, emotion regulation, and resilience, all of which are essential capacities for military personnel engaged in sustained high-stress environments. However, little research has examined how U.S. Navy (USN) warfighters perceive the relevance and applicability of mindfulness practices for warfighter readiness. This study analyzes qualitative feedback from USN Sailors who participated in educational sessions introducing the science and practical application of mindfulness for warfighting readiness. Data were collected through a survey. Inductive thematic analysis revealed consistent themes related to the participants' perceived benefits of and barriers to incorporating mindfulness practices among the fleet as a part of enhancing Sailor readiness. Four themes related to the benefits of mindfulness practices for readiness emerged, including increasing focus for mission readiness, fostering resilience through adaptive readiness, promoting stress management and emotion regulation, and improving decision-making under stress. Three themes related to perceived barriers and their mitigation emerged, including operational demands and competing priorities, skepticism and lack of understanding, and institutional support and leadership integration. Findings suggest that mindfulness practices are viewed by USN warfighters as a meaningful, feasible, and relevant tool for strengthening cognitive fitness and psychological readiness for sustained combat.</p>","PeriodicalId":18696,"journal":{"name":"Military Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147609159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pedro Guimarães, Helena Mateus Jerónimo, Paulo Lopes Henriques
{"title":"Beyond gender stereotypes: The lack of gender-typed behaviors in Portuguese Army careers.","authors":"Pedro Guimarães, Helena Mateus Jerónimo, Paulo Lopes Henriques","doi":"10.1080/08995605.2026.2651476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2026.2651476","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Military institutions worldwide maintain strong organizational cultures characterized by male-oriented values, strict hierarchy, and formal authority, and the Portuguese Army exemplifies these traditional military attributes. But despite increasing gender integration efforts, questions remain about how gender impacts career progression within this structured environment. Therefore, this study investigated gender-based behavioral differences and career dynamics within the Portuguese Army through a qualitative analysis of 40 semi-structured interviews with officers across ranks, ages, and genders. The research revealed persistent gender stereotypes creating career advancement obstacles for female soldiers, particularly around physical evaluations and maternity leave policies. While the study found no evidence of gender-specific behavioral patterns among officers (concerning agentic and communal behaviors), it identified clear institutional barriers. These findings underscore the need for targeted reforms, including enhanced gender awareness training, transparent communication about diverse evaluation criteria, and revised maternity leave review procedures. This research contributes to understanding gender integration challenges in military contexts while providing actionable recommendations for creating more equitable career progression pathways.</p>","PeriodicalId":18696,"journal":{"name":"Military Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147521388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David R Glerum, Ryan P Royston, Garett N Howardson
{"title":"Systematic review approaches for identifying and evaluating assessments: A demonstration advancing strategic talent decision-making in the U.S. Army.","authors":"David R Glerum, Ryan P Royston, Garett N Howardson","doi":"10.1080/08995605.2026.2646104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2026.2646104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The 2024 U.S. Army Talent Assessment Strategy (ATAS) established a unified vision for leveraging assessments to transform and modernize how the Army makes personnel decisions across the Soldier lifecycle. Military organizations have a number of talent management tools at their disposal that can identify which talent attributes to capture, such as job analysis to better understand tasks and the attributes required to perform them effectively, competency modeling to identify strategically relevant attributes for organizational success, and taxonomic approaches to developing systems for classifying tasks and attributes. In this article, we suggest that systematic review approaches can build upon these tools to identify, evaluate, and recommend strategically relevant talent assessments to military organizations. We provide a demonstration of this practice to identify valid and reliable assessments capable of measuring talent attributes contained in the Army Talent Attribute Framework (ATAF), the Army's universal framework of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) critical to successful performance across positions. For each assessment, we documented information on features that may influence decisions for use (e.g. practical considerations such as response format, number of items). We applied a systematic review approach to academic, commercial, governmental, and public sources, identifying 69 evidence-based assessments that could be used to assess the top 30 most highly rated officer KSAOs identified in a recently conducted Army-wide job analysis. We discuss several directions for future work and implications of this approach (e.g. facilitating automated battery assembly).</p>","PeriodicalId":18696,"journal":{"name":"Military Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147513394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara Kintzle, Eva Alday, Justin Jaesung Lee, Vanessa T Goncalves, Mary Rose Mamey, Carl A Castro
{"title":"Factors that impact risk for suicide in U.S. veterans: Exploring differences between men and women.","authors":"Sara Kintzle, Eva Alday, Justin Jaesung Lee, Vanessa T Goncalves, Mary Rose Mamey, Carl A Castro","doi":"10.1080/08995605.2026.2648345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2026.2648345","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Suicide remains a significant challenge in the U.S. veteran population. The study explored factors that increase risk for suicide in men and women veterans. Data were collected online from 3188 Southern California Veterans. Respondents completed measures of loneliness, depression, PTSD, social support, physical health, pain, sleep problems, and suicide risk. Bivariate logistic regressions were performed with all variables and suicide risk. Significant variables were then included in a multivariate regression analysis. Veterans who were men and met the criteria for probable loneliness, depression, and PTSD, reported low social support, poor physical health, pain, insomnia, increased alcohol use, suicide exposure, and housing insecurities were at increased risk of suicidality. Most variables remained significantly associated with suicide when included in the multivariate model. Women veterans had similar bivariate results; however, only depression and PTSD remained significant in the multivariate model. The findings demonstrate that men and women veterans may experience suicide risk differently, having important implications for suicide prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":18696,"journal":{"name":"Military Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147491185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Whitney S Livingston, Kathryn Bouskill, Elena Younossi, Carl Castro, Angeles Esmeralda Sedano, Eric R Pedersen, Jordan P Davis
{"title":"When military-to-civilian transition support falls short: A qualitative assessment of transition needs among U.S. Veterans.","authors":"Whitney S Livingston, Kathryn Bouskill, Elena Younossi, Carl Castro, Angeles Esmeralda Sedano, Eric R Pedersen, Jordan P Davis","doi":"10.1080/08995605.2026.2643571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2026.2643571","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many federal agencies and nonprofit organizations support military service members transitioning back to civilian life. Yet, veterans still report that many of their transitioning needs are not being met. Studies aimed at assessing the needs of veterans during the transition process largely include homogenous samples that lack the diverse gender, racial, and ethnic identities found among current and future populations of veterans. The current study interviewed 50 post-9/11 veterans and oversampled for women and racial and ethnic minority veterans to examine potential gaps in transition supports and the challenges they faced while transitioning out of the military. Veterans described use of federal and nonprofit transition support, though also reported receipt of support from civilian organizations that do not necessarily focus on supplying transition resources, such as university career centers. Some veterans reported challenges following separation, such as with securing mental health care, stable housing, financial stability, and adjusting to civilian workplace communication styles. Drivers of transition challenges included being uninformed about available resources and the increased cost of living. Strengthening awareness among civilian organizations on their potential to support veterans during transition and delivering personalized resources that may streamline access to supports, such as for healthcare and housing, may improve transition support.</p>","PeriodicalId":18696,"journal":{"name":"Military Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147486770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Pinto, Soraia Oliveira, Paulo Renato Lourenço, Carla Carvalho
{"title":"Mediating the path to group development and effectiveness: The role of team knowledge management in militarized police.","authors":"Ana Pinto, Soraia Oliveira, Paulo Renato Lourenço, Carla Carvalho","doi":"10.1080/08995605.2026.2637399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2026.2637399","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In militarized environments, effective knowledge management is critical for team adaptability and performance under operational challenges. This study examines how team knowledge management processes mediate the relationship between group development and team effectiveness in militarized police teams. This study surveyed 2400 participants from 211 militarized police teams within the Portuguese Guarda Nacional Republicana. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling, structural analysis, and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The results revealed that knowledge management partially mediated the relationship between group development and effectiveness. Specifically, in early development stages, knowledge management reversed the negative impact on group effectiveness. In later stages, both direct and mediated effects were positive in group effectiveness, highlighting the value of mature team processes and structured knowledge sharing. These findings underscore the importance of targeted strategies to integrate military and policing roles, improve information-sharing mechanisms, and foster adaptability to optimize performance in high-stakes environments. Future research should investigate the long-term effects and intervention-based approaches to enhance these processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":18696,"journal":{"name":"Military Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147344591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andreas Espetvedt Nordstrand, Haakon Gabrielsen Engen, Amy B Adler
{"title":"\"Crawl, walk, run\": A graded approach to integrating mental skills for psychological resilience in training for large-scale combat operations.","authors":"Andreas Espetvedt Nordstrand, Haakon Gabrielsen Engen, Amy B Adler","doi":"10.1080/08995605.2026.2612680","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2026.2612680","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Modern large-scale combat operations (LSCO) combine high-tech weapons such as drones and advanced sensors, with low-tech tactics like trench warfare and massed infantry assaults. The Russian invasion of Ukraine illustrates key LSCO features: limited cover and concealment, high casualty rates, and little opportunities for respite or recovery. Such conditions place extraordinary psychological demands on service members. Beyond preparing troops with tactical training, this environment requires explicit practice of mental skills under operational stress. This paper presents findings from the Operational Resilience Training (ORT) program, a U.S.-Norwegian collaboration designed to build mental readiness for LSCO. ORT has been delivered to Ukrainian service members rotating in and out of frontline duty. The course follows a \"crawl, walk, run\" progression: instruction (\"crawl\"), structured field practice (\"walk\"), and high-intensity simulations that test skills under duress (\"run\"). This approach allows trainees to internalize and apply mental skills such as controlled breathing, attention control, and peer support during the preparation, performance and recovery phases of a mission. Evaluation data indicate that ORT is well-received and leads to significant increases in confidence of abilities to help oneself and others manage combat stress. Anecdotal reports suggest that ORT techniques are being successfully applied in real combat settings by both novice and experienced personnel. Thus, the current paper describes ORT skills and implementation practices aimed at maintaining performance and well-being among troops in current and future LSCO environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":18696,"journal":{"name":"Military Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147344435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jordan P Davis, Whitney S Livingston, Liv Canning, Shaddy K Saba, Eric R Pedersen, Carl A Castro, Ricky N Bluthenthal
{"title":"Childhood trauma and everyday discrimination: Associations with psychological and physiological health.","authors":"Jordan P Davis, Whitney S Livingston, Liv Canning, Shaddy K Saba, Eric R Pedersen, Carl A Castro, Ricky N Bluthenthal","doi":"10.1080/08995605.2026.2633087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2026.2633087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Childhood trauma and discrimination are two experiences that are of particular importance in the development of psychological and physiological problems. The current study aims to 1) identify patterns of childhood trauma and everyday discrimination and 2) explore predictors of class membership and how classes relate to alcohol use, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), insomnia, and pain. Data for the present study come from the 24-month follow-up (<i>N</i> = 937) of a longitudinal study of veteran behavioral health. Latent class analysis extracted classes of childhood trauma and discrimination, and latent class regression identified whether sex, race, and ethnicity were related to class membership. Mean differences in psychological and physiological health outcomes were assessed across emergent classes. A five-class model best fits the data. Veterans who identified as racial or ethnic minority were more likely to be in the three classes with high childhood trauma, high discrimination, or both (odds ratios: 8.38-35.3). Veterans with both high childhood trauma and discrimination reported the highest symptoms of PTSD, alcohol use, and pain. Our results underscore those veterans with more exposure to adverse and traumatic events, including childhood trauma and everyday discrimination, are at greater risk for health concerns.</p>","PeriodicalId":18696,"journal":{"name":"Military Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147290429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}