Identify resources to accompany cultural changes: The intervention of psychology on the professional relationship between soldier and the military institution

Maria Carlino, Maria Grazia Strocchia

Abstract


Through a reflection on the changes that have affected military service, in particular the transition from obligation to choice, and with it to professional qualification, we believe that psychology can offer an important contribution to the analysis of psychosocial and cultural aspects of military professional identity. We suggest an intervention propose that takes into account, together with the evaluation processes of the individual that represent the most practiced part of the activity, the relationship between the expectations of the individual on the one hand and the organizational and cultural models of the military organization on the other, meaning as a culture the specific collusive modalities that characterize it.

Keywords


military psychosociology; military service’s obligation; working demotivation; professional identity.

Full Text:

PDF (Italiano)

References


Battistelli, F., Ammendola, T., & Galantino, M.G. (1999). The fuzzy environment and postmodern soldiers: The motivations of the Italian contingent in Bosnia. Small Wars & Insurgencies, 10 (2), 138-160. doi: 10.1080/09592319908423244

Bion, W.R. (1971). Esperienze nei gruppi ed altri saggi [Experiences in groups and other papers] (S. Muscetta, Trans). Roma: Armando Editore (Original work published 1961).

Britt, T.W., & Adler, A.B. (Eds.). (2003). The psychology of the peacekeeper: Lessons from the field. Psychological dimensions to war and peace. Westport: Praeger.

Carli, R., & Paniccia, R.M. (1999). Analisi della domanda: Teoria e tecnica dell’intervento in psicologia clinica [Analysis of the demand: Theory and technique of intervention in clinical psychology]. Bologna: Il Mulino.

Carli, R., & Paniccia, R.M. (2002). L’Analisi Emozionale del Testo: Uno strumento psicologico per leggere testi e discorsi [Emotional analysis of the text: A psychological tool for reading texts and speeches]. Milano: Franco Angeli.

Carli, R. (2017). Il ripiego: Una fantasia incombente [The fallback: An impending fantasy]. Rivista di Psicologia Clinica, 2, 5-24. doi: 10.14645/RPC.2017.2.692

Cattari, F. (2014). Il posto fisso [A permanent job]. Mybook Self-publishing.

Costa, M. (2006). Psicologia militare: Elementi di psicologia per gli appartenenti alle forze armate [Military Psychology: Psychology’s elements for armed force’s members]. Milano: Franco Angeli.

Favasuli, M.A. (2019). Disturbi psichici in ambito militare [Psychic disorder in military environment]. Giornale di Medicina Militare, 7-16.

Feld, M.D. (1990). Professionalità, nazionalismo e alienazione dei militari [Professionalism, nationalism and alienation of the military]. In F. Battistelli (Ed.), Marte e Mercurio: Sociologia dell’organizzazione militare (Vol. 33, pp. 403-408). Milano: Franco Angeli.

Fortunato, G.C. (1968). Invito alla sociologia militare [Invitation to military sociology]. Rivista militare della Svizzera italiana, XL (6). doi: 10.5169/seals-246010

Foulkes, S.H., & Lewis, E. (1944). Group analysis: Studies in the treatment of groups along psychoanalytic lines. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 20, 175-184.

Freud, S. (1989). Psicologia delle masse e analisi dell’io [Masses psychology and ego analysis]. In C.L. Musatti (Ed. & Trans.) OSF (Vol. 9, pp. 257-330). Torino: Bollati Boringhieri (Original work published 1921).

Galantino, M.G. (2003). Le motivazioni professionali dei peacekeepers: Mutamento sociale e ruolo internazionale delle Forze Armate Italiane [Professional motivations of the peacekeepers: Social change and the international role of the armed forces]. Quaderni di sociologia, 32, 63-79. doi: 10.4000/qds.1183

Gemelli, A. (1917). Il nostro soldato: Saggi di psicologia militare [Our soldier: Essays of military psychology]. Milano: Edizioni Fratelli Treves.

Gualmini, E. (2012). Il mito del posto fisso si ritorce sui giovani [The myth of the permanent job turns to young people]. Il Sole 24 Ore. Retrieved from http://24o.it/a7jnY

Huntington, S.P. (1957). The soldier and the state: The theory and politics of civil-military relations. London: Harvard University Press. doi: 10.2307/j.ctvjf9wx3

Janowitz, M. (1960). The professional soldier: A social and political portrait. New York: FreePress.

Jaques, E. (1978). Lavoro, creatività e giustizia sociale [Work, creativity, and social justice]. Torino: Bollati Boringhieri (Original work published 1970).

Lang, K. (1965). Disciplina e controllo nell’organizzazione militare [Discipline and control in military organization]. In F. Battistelli (Ed.). (1990). Marte e Mercurio: Sociologia dell’organizzazione militare (Vol. 33, pp. 418-425). Milano: Franco Angeli.

Lewin, K. (1972). I conflitti sociali: Saggi di dinamica di gruppo [The social conflits: Assay of group’s dynamic] (R. Licausi, Trans.). Milano: Franco Angeli (Original work published 1948).

Livi, S., & Lo Castro, I. (Eds.). (2016). Psicologia Militare: Tra radici e prospettive. Estratti del Convegno [Military psichology: Between roots and perspectives. Extracts from the conference]. Retrieved from http://dip38.psi.uniroma1.it/web/psicologiamilitare/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Livi-Lo-Castro-Estratti-del-Convegno-di-Psicologia-Militare-Giugno-2015-ver-2-2016.pdf

Maniscalco, M.L. (Ed.). (2004). Opinione pubblica, sicurezza e difesa europea [European public opinion, security and defense]. Soveria Mannelli: Rubbettino.

Moskos, C.C., & Wood, F. (1988). The military: More than just a job? Washington: Pergamon-Brassey’s.

Moskos, C.C. (1977). From Institution to Occupation: Trends in Military Organization. Armed Forces and Society, 4 (1), 41-50. doi:10.1177/0095327x7700400103

Saraceno, C. (2015). Il lavoro non basta [The work is not enough]. Milano: Feltrinelli.




Copyright (c) 2020 Rivista di Psicologia Clinica

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Documento senza titolo

 

 

Rivista di Psicologia Clinica. Teoria e metodi dell'intervento

Rivista Telematica a Carattere Scientifico Registrazione presso il Tribunale civile di Roma (n.149/2006 del 17/03/2006)

ISSN 1828-9363

503 Service Unavailable

Service Unavailable

The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.

Additionally, a 503 Service Unavailable error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.