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The Psychology of the Peacekeeper Lessons from the Field
Thomas W. Britt, ed., Amy B. Adler, ed.
ISBN: 0-275-97596-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97596-8
344 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 9/30/2003
List Price: $75.00 (UK Sterling Price: £51.95)
Discount Price: $37.50 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
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Media Type: Hardcover
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Description: In this remarkable volume, a multinational team of scientists catalogs the stressors and benefits for combat-trained soldiers deployed on missions where they are told to hold their fire and assume the role of peacekeeper. Theory and direct research with peacekeepers is incorporated. Missions covered include, but are not limited to, peacekeeping operations in Haiti, Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Lebanon. The terminology of peacekeeping and military operations is listed. The stressors, threats, dangers, frustrations, and benefits of the peacekeeper role are described in dramatic detail, with additional attention to the Peacekeeper Stress Syndrome.

With the goal of increasing peacekeeper health and well-being, which in turn increases the likelihood of establishing a stable peace, this volume also addresses interventions and preventative measures. The extent of psychological distress and disorders following peacekeeping operations is documented. Interventions are recommended for various phases of deployment, in order to minimize the likelihood of post-deployment psychological problems. Experts in social, industrial/organizational, health, clinical, and cross-cultural psychology contribute to a multi-dimensional perspective. Each chapter author reports psychological research with military personnel in peacekeeping operations.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Foreword
    Fundamental Issues in Studying the Peacekeeper
    The Psychology of the Peacekeeper: An Introductory Framework by Thomas W. Britt and Amy B. Adler
    Considerations when Conducting Psychological Research During Peacekeeping Missions: The Scientist and the Commander by Carl Andrew Castro
    Social Psychological Issues in Peacekeeping
    The Social Identity of Peacekeeping by Volker C. Franke
    Prejudice and the Peacekeeper by Kurt A. Boniecki and Thomas W. Britt
    Can Participation in Peacekeeping Missions be Beneficial? The Importance of Meaning as a Function of Attitudes and Identity by Thomas W. Britt
    Industrial/Organizational Psychology Issues in Peacekeeping
    Task Identification and Skill Deterioration in Peacekeeping Operations by Robert A. Wisher
    Work Motivation and the Peacekeeper by Maria Grazia Galantino
    Organizational Behavior and the U.S. Peacekeeper by Thomas and Carl Andrew Castro
    Health Psychology in Peacekeeping
    The Nature of Peacekeeping Stressors by Amy B. Adler, Brett T. Litz, and Paul T. Bartone
    Coping with Peacekeeping Stress by Christian Moldjord, Lars K. Fossum, and Are Holen
    The Soldier Adaptation Model (SAM): Applications to Peacekeeping Research by Paul D. Bliese and Carl Andrew Castro
    Clinical Psychology in Peacekeeping
    The Psychological Challenge of Peacekeeping Operations by Lars Weisaeth
    Psychological Interventions in Peace Support Operations: Current Practices and Future Challenges by Megan M. Thompson and Luigi Pastó
    Postraumatic Stress Disorder Following Peacekeeping Operations by Brett T. Litz, Matt J. Gray, and Elisa Bolton
    Cross-Cultural Psychology in Peacekeeping
    Cooperation and Coordination Across Cultures in the Peacekeeping Forces: Individual and Organizational Integrating Mechanisms by Efrat Elron, Nir Halevy, Eyal Ben Ari, and Boas Shamir
    Cross-cultural Issues in Peacekeeping Operations by Joseph Soeters and Miepke Bos-Bakx
    African Peacekeeping and the Impact on African Military Personnel by 'Funmi Olonisakin
    Future Directions
    The Psychology of the Peacekeeper: Common Themes and Future Directions by Amy B. Adler and Thomas W. Britt
    Index
About the Author: THOMAS W. BRITT is Associate Professor of Psychology at Clemson University.

AMY B. ADLER is a Senior Research Psychologist and Science Coordinator with the U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Europe, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Heidelberg, Germany.
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