How empathic are war veterans? an examination of the psychological impacts of combat exposure

How empathic are battle-experienced war veterans and demobilized ex-combatants? Individuals who have participated in war-related violence tend to show an increased risk of mental health problems, which makes their readaptation to postconflict civilian life much more difficult. This study is the firs...

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Universidad del Rosario
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Empathic dispositions
Interpersonal
Reactivity Index
Latent class cluster analysis
Ex-combatants
Colombian armed conflict
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dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv How empathic are war veterans? an examination of the psychological impacts of combat exposure
dc.title.TranslatedTitle.spa.fl_str_mv ¿Cuán empáticos son los veteranos de guerra? un examen de los impactos psicológicos de la exposición al combate
title How empathic are war veterans? an examination of the psychological impacts of combat exposure
spellingShingle How empathic are war veterans? an examination of the psychological impacts of combat exposure
Empathic dispositions
Interpersonal
Reactivity Index
Latent class cluster analysis
Ex-combatants
Colombian armed conflict
title_short How empathic are war veterans? an examination of the psychological impacts of combat exposure
title_full How empathic are war veterans? an examination of the psychological impacts of combat exposure
title_fullStr How empathic are war veterans? an examination of the psychological impacts of combat exposure
title_full_unstemmed How empathic are war veterans? an examination of the psychological impacts of combat exposure
title_sort How empathic are war veterans? an examination of the psychological impacts of combat exposure
dc.subject.keyword.spa.fl_str_mv Empathic dispositions
Interpersonal
Reactivity Index
Latent class cluster analysis
Ex-combatants
Colombian armed conflict
topic Empathic dispositions
Interpersonal
Reactivity Index
Latent class cluster analysis
Ex-combatants
Colombian armed conflict
description How empathic are battle-experienced war veterans and demobilized ex-combatants? Individuals who have participated in war-related violence tend to show an increased risk of mental health problems, which makes their readaptation to postconflict civilian life much more difficult. This study is the first systematic attempt to evaluate whether war experiences are potentially related to empathic deficit among veterans. Based on a sample of 624 demobilized ex-guerrillas and ex-paramilitaries from the Colombian armed conflict, we identify 3 clearly distinct empathic profiles, suggesting that, while lack of empathy is not generalized among ex-combatants, there is an important subgroup of veterans who present such a dispositional profile. Identification of this critical subgroup will be crucial to policies aimed at assisting postconflict reintegration efforts.
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