Healthy Warrior Effect With Deployment to United Nations Peacekeeping Operation: A Longitudinal Study Among Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces
Psychologically healthier personnel were more likely to be deployed for UN PKO and their better mental health status persisted after deployment, reflecting the HWE. However, personnel in good health may develop new mental health issues after their deployment, and more attention to health management will be essential before and after deployment.
Authors
- Jun Shigemura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7907-5034)
- Masanori Nagamine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8882-4933)
- Taku Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9547-6674)
- Masato Kitano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0608-7170)
- Fumiko Waki
Institutions
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- National Defense Medical College (JP)
- Mejiro University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae449
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00