The Emotional Fitness of A Soldier - Balancing Positivity and Negativity in the Military
CPT Chen, Jingkai
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It is an unspoken fact that negativity and cynicism are damaging to many of the activities conducted within the military. The author, with examples from psychological studies and various cognitive experiments, claims that positivity can improve one’s mental prowess—stating how important this is for commanders when it comes to training their men and especially out on the battlefield to lead their men to safety. Conversely, a case is also made that negativity threatens the mutual respect between soldiers and their peers, as well as between commanders and their soldiers. The author feels that the contagiousness of both positivity and negativity has an important implication for the military—that the emotional fitness of every serviceman now becomes the responsibility of his fellow comrades. Hence, this essay seeks to use empirical evidence for psychological science to make a case for increasing positivity and decreasing negativity in the military.
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Pointer Vol. 41, No. 3
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Pointer Article ; Vol. 41, No. 3
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English
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129565