title: Role of hope in the survival of Vietnam combat veterans.
abstract: 75 Vietnam combat veterans participated in extensive interviews about their combat experience. Regardless of the nature of the combat, Vietnam veterans reported that "hope" was a determining factor in their survival. An analysis of the interview narratives suggests a typology of different processes for hoping.
authors.affiliation: College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40506-0027, USA.
authors.forename: Marlene Belew
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Huff
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D012917:Social Adjustment; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare