Understanding the antecedents of aggressive behavior in Persian Gulf War veterans within individual,interpersonal, and community contexts |
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| Authors: | Shirley Ann Thomas Nicholas Alexander Prys Jun Sung Hong Hassan Jafer |
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| Institution: | 1. Wayne State University, School of Social Work, Detroit, MI, U.S.Asathomas@wayne.edu;3. Altarum, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A;4. Wayne State University, School of Social Work, Detroit, MI, U.S.A. &5. Sungkyunkwan University, Department of Social Welfare, Seoul, South Korea;6. Transformational Choices, Plymouth, MI |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThe present study applies the social-ecological framework to examine multiple level correlates of aggressive behavior of veterans of the first Gulf War in 1991. Data were collected from the VA‘s Persian Gulf Family Support Programs (PGFSP), and the sample includes 1,519 veterans who participated in the PGFSP. At the individual level, the study finds that younger and female veterans and those with higher self-esteem were less likely to report displaying aggressive behavior. At the interpersonal level, veterans who displayed misconduct in the home are more likely to display aggressive behavior. At the community level, veterans who were in the Air Force was less likely, while those in the Marines were more likely to be aggressive. Implications for practice are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Veterans aggression Gulf War military mental health social work |
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