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Revisiting living in limbo to illustrate a pastoral psychological understanding of transition from military to civilian life
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7327-8519
2019 (English)In: Pastoral Psychology, ISSN 0031-2789, E-ISSN 1573-6679, Vol. 68, no 4, p. 393-405Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The transition from military to civilian life includes a multitude of challenges for service members and their significant others. This transfer from one context to another can include, but is not limited to, a need for an identity shift, cultivation of an alternate mind-set, social reorientation, a search for employment, grief and sadness due to the loss of camaraderie, and/or experiences of alienation and estrangement from civilian society. Although the social sciences dominate this research field and dub it ‘transition,’ the ambiguity of the process can be further advanced through pastoral psychology. This article rethinks and reinterprets qualitative data to develop a pastoral psychological understanding of veterans through Capps and Carlin’s lens of living in limbo. This pastoral psychological construct embraces the ambiguity of the transition to civilian life and addresses it as a potentially complex and acute limbo situation. This construct can resonate with both veterans and significant others while also assisting pastors in providing care and counseling.

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Springer, 2019. Vol. 68, no 4, p. 393-405
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Military, Veteran, Transition, Living in limbo, Pastoral psychology
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Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-221185DOI: 10.1007/s11089-019-00881-6ISI: 000471668400003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85067350829OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-221185DiVA, id: diva2:1839072
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