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The Psychology of the Peacekeeper Lessons from the Field
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Thomas W. Britt, Amy B. Adler
Book Code: C7596
ISBN: 0-275-97596-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97596-8
344 pages, figures, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 9/30/2003
List Price: $75.00 (UK Sterling Price: £41.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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  • Endorsement From Julian Barling, Ph.D.
    Editor, The Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
    Associate Dean, School of Business, Queen's University:     ...Offers lessons as to how various peacekeeping experiences can translate into psychological realities for the peacekeeper, and stimulates further research questions....An indispensable resource for a broad range of interests, including those of management, psychology, political and military sciences and sociology.
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
LC Card Number: 2002044961
LCC Class: JZ6374
Dewey Class: 341
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