Abstract
Veterans are having a difficult time reintegrating back into the civilian sector following their service, with nearly 44% reporting some type of problem. The experienced stress and resultant strain associated with this reintegration may be caused by an incongruence between veterans' military identities and their civilian work environments, a form of strain we term veteran identity strain (Vet-IS). To better understand the experienced strain associated with incongruent veteran and civilian work identities, we examine the effects of military rank on Vet-IS, the moderating role of political skill on the relationship between rank and Vet-IS, and how this relationship affects the outcomes of work intensity and vigor. A mediated moderation analysis of 251 veterans provided support for most study hypotheses, which predicted that rank would have an indirect effect on work intensity and vigor through Vet-IS, conditional upon veterans' levels of political skill. Contributions and future research directions are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 93-107 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Military Psychology |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Identity
- Job stress
- Veterans
- Vigor
- Work intensity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- General Psychology