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100	1		_aPHILLIPS Rita H.
700			_aCONNELLY Vincent
700			_aBURGESS Mark
245			_aHow do sociodemographic characteristics influence UK civilian opinions of UK armed forces Iraq and Afghanistan veterans? _ba mixed-method approach/ _cRita H. Phillips,Vincent Connelly and Mark Burgess
260			_c2023
520			_aEvidence suggests that UK veterans are seen as victims with concern for their perceived mental health needs. This study examined sociodemographic factors that contribute to victimizing conceptualizations of British Army Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. UK participants (N = 234) provided three word associations to "British Army Iraq Veteran" and "British Army Afghanistan Veteran" and answered sociodemographic questions. A multiple linear regression outlines that low national pride, mission opposition and higher levels of education predict elevated victimizing word associations. Narrative accounts from UK interviews (N = 21) suggest that participants who perceived the recent conflicts as illegitimate conceptualize veterans as passive, naïve actors who had to submit to the agency of the anthropomorphic described government. This allowed holding overtly appreciative though belittling attitudes toward veterans, while opposing the missions. To dissociate veterans from victimizing perceptions, better knowledge about service and justifications for deployments need to be provided. Study limitations, including over sampling of young adult females, are discussed.
650			_aCIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS
650			_aMILITARY CULTURE
650			_aPSYCHOLOGY
650			_aVETERANS
773			_aArmed Forces & Society: _gVol. 49, No. 2, April 2023, pp.419-445 (3)
598			_aMILITARY
856			_uhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/0095327X211070321 _zClick here for full text
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