Psychological growth in aging Vietnam veterans: redefining shame and betrayal
This study offers alternative interpretations of war-related distress embedded within the social and political context of the Vietnam War. Subjective interpretations from aging Vietnam veterans were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. A central theme—Moral authenticity: Overcomi...
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| description | This study offers alternative interpretations of war-related distress embedded within the social and political context of the Vietnam War. Subjective interpretations from aging Vietnam veterans were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. A central theme—Moral authenticity: Overcoming the betrayal and shame of war—overarched five subordinate themes. Four subordinate themes encapsulated layers of war-related betrayal associated with shame. Shame was likely to be described as either (a) internal/sense of personal failure, with no acts of rage; or (b) external/reckless or threatening acts of others, engendering rage. A fifth theme, reparation with self, reflected humility, gratitude, and empathy, currently undefined domains of the growth construct. |
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| spelling | nottingham-320202020-05-04T16:48:42Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32020/ Psychological growth in aging Vietnam veterans: redefining shame and betrayal McCormack, Lynne Joseph, Stephen This study offers alternative interpretations of war-related distress embedded within the social and political context of the Vietnam War. Subjective interpretations from aging Vietnam veterans were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. A central theme—Moral authenticity: Overcoming the betrayal and shame of war—overarched five subordinate themes. Four subordinate themes encapsulated layers of war-related betrayal associated with shame. Shame was likely to be described as either (a) internal/sense of personal failure, with no acts of rage; or (b) external/reckless or threatening acts of others, engendering rage. A fifth theme, reparation with self, reflected humility, gratitude, and empathy, currently undefined domains of the growth construct. SAGE 2014-07-01 Article PeerReviewed McCormack, Lynne and Joseph, Stephen (2014) Psychological growth in aging Vietnam veterans: redefining shame and betrayal. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 54 (3). pp. 336-355. ISSN 1552-650X Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) shame war- related betrayal humility empathy gratitude posttraumatic growth self-acceptance http://jhp.sagepub.com/content/54/3/336 doi:10.1177/0022167813501393 doi:10.1177/0022167813501393 |
| spellingShingle | Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) shame war- related betrayal humility empathy gratitude posttraumatic growth self-acceptance McCormack, Lynne Joseph, Stephen Psychological growth in aging Vietnam veterans: redefining shame and betrayal |
| title | Psychological growth in aging Vietnam veterans: redefining shame and betrayal |
| title_full | Psychological growth in aging Vietnam veterans: redefining shame and betrayal |
| title_fullStr | Psychological growth in aging Vietnam veterans: redefining shame and betrayal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological growth in aging Vietnam veterans: redefining shame and betrayal |
| title_short | Psychological growth in aging Vietnam veterans: redefining shame and betrayal |
| title_sort | psychological growth in aging vietnam veterans: redefining shame and betrayal |
| topic | Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) shame war- related betrayal humility empathy gratitude posttraumatic growth self-acceptance |
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