Vulnerability and resilience among older South Korean Vietnam war veterans: A latent profile analysis.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunyup Lee ◽  
Carolyn M. Aldwin ◽  
Sungrok Kang ◽  
Xyle Ku
Keyword(s):  
Vietnam War ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
War Veterans ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Vietnam War Veterans ◽  
Latent Profile

scholarly journals Classification of Mental Health among Korean Vietnam War Veterans: A Latent Profile Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 637-637
Author(s):  
Hyunyup Lee ◽  
Carolyn Aldwin ◽  
Sungrok Kang ◽  
Xyle Ku
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Vietnam War ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
War Veterans ◽  
Vietnam War Veterans ◽  
Latent Profile

Abstract We investigated the dimensional structure of mental health among aging Korean Veterans using latent profile analysis (LPA) on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSD), late onset stress symptomology (LOSS), and psychosocial well-being (PWB). The Korean Vietnam War Veterans Study consists of 367 men (Mage=72, SD=2.66). LPA identified five classes of mental health as best fitting the data. Most men were in the normal (38%) and moderate distress (31%) groups, while smaller proportions were in the low affect (13%) and severe distress (7%) groups. The resilient group (12%) had low PTSD, medium LOSS, and high PWB, and were highest on optimism, positive appraisals of military service, and social support. Negative and positive aspects of mental health outcomes were on separate dimensions rather than on a single bipolar dimension. Service providers should attempt to both reduce Veterans’ negative psychological symptoms and increase psychosocial well-being. Part of a symposium sponsored by the Aging Veterans: Effects of Military Service across the Life Course Interest Group.

The Colonized Colonizers: Korean Experiences of the Vietnam War

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 217-240
Author(s):  
Jinim Park
Keyword(s):  
Vietnam War ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Agent Orange ◽  
District Court ◽  
The South ◽  
War Veterans ◽  
South Korean ◽  
The Vietnam War ◽  
Vietnam War Veterans

AbstractOn 15 February 1997, the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported that the Seoul District Court had rejected an appeal by the Korean Vietnam War veterans who had asked for compensation relating to the health effects of having been exposed to Agent Orange during their service in Vietnam.

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