Psychological Research on Military Problems - A Swiss Perspective A Special Issue of the Swiss Journal of Psychology

Abstract

In recent years, psychological research contributions relating to the Swiss Armed Forces have increased in number. Swiss scholars have carried out a notable amount of psychological research on military problems such as leadership, crisis management, organizational management, decision-making, motivation, stress, assessment, recruiting/recruitment, communication, psychometric testing in the military context, etc. Many of the relevant publications are of high theoretical and empirical quality but sometimes tend to be scattered across various outlets that are not easily or automatically accessible to the international scientific community. The special issue of the Swiss Journal of Psychology is intended to document progress that has been made as well as foci of the relevant research. Papers with a specific Swiss perspective are preferred. Contributions that focus on but are not limited to the following topics are particularly welcomed: • Psychometric tests • Recruitment • Leadership • Organizational management • Decision making • Recruit schools • Deployments abroad • Health problems and stress • Motivation