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The Willingness of Military Members to Seek Help: The Role of Social Involvement and Social Responsibility
Author(s) -
Bowen Gary L.,
Jensen Todd M.,
Martin James A.,
Mancini Jay A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1002/ajcp.12030
Subject(s) - active duty , psychological intervention , health psychology , duty , social psychology , psychology , action (physics) , public relations , social work , public health , nursing , military personnel , political science , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics , psychiatry , law
Anchored in the social organization theory of action and change, we use data from a large sample of active‐duty Air Force members to examine the direct and indirect influence of social involvement and social responsibility on willingness to seek help in times of need via trust in formal systems and informal supports. Group comparisons are conducted between junior male, junior female, senior male, and senior female service members. The key mediational path in the model for all groups is the connection between social involvement and willingness to seek help via trust in formal systems. These results can inform both unit‐ and community‐level interventions intended to increase the likelihood that active‐duty AF members will seek help in times of need.