The Relationship Between Alcoholism, Context of Retirement Variable and Coping with Stressful Situations in a Military Population

Abstract

Recent years have reflected a growing interest in the range of factors which influence individual responses to stress. This study focused on the association between alcoholism, context of retirement variables (eg., control over the retirement decision, length of planning before retirement, timing of retirement) and the mechanisms used in responding to stressful situations. Based on self-reports of behavioral and cognitive responses to a recent threat situation, it was hypothesized that level of alcohol use would be significantly associated with both variations in personal/interpersonal resources available for coping with stress and the mechanisms used in response to stress. Context of retirement variables were examined to determine their relationship to coping resources and responses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283217

Entities

People

  • Peter F. Durand

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Cognition
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Factor Analysis
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Military Personnel
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychological Adaptation
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Surveys

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.