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2016

Veterans

University at Albany, State University of New York

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An Exploration Of The Influence Of Attachment Style On The Link Between Ptsd And Relationship Discord In Veterans, John Franklin Carroll-Barbuto Jan 2016

An Exploration Of The Influence Of Attachment Style On The Link Between Ptsd And Relationship Discord In Veterans, John Franklin Carroll-Barbuto

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

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Workplace Attachment Among Social Workers In The Veteran Health Care Sector : A Mixed Methods Study, Michael Lawrence Clarkson-Hendrix Jan 2016

Workplace Attachment Among Social Workers In The Veteran Health Care Sector : A Mixed Methods Study, Michael Lawrence Clarkson-Hendrix

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

This study expanded the application of attachment theory, referred to as workplace attachment theory in this study, to investigate worker behavior, principally in relation to retention and turnover among social workers in a Veteran health care sector agency. Interdisciplinary collaboration, including whether it was related to workplace attachment, was also a significant feature. Three main aims were to identify (i) workplace attachment experiences; (ii) relational, social and physical contingencies that affected workplace attachment security; and (iii) the extent to which workplace attachment is influenced by interdisciplinary collaboration. Using a sample of social workers, a mixed methods research design involving a …