7. JOSEPH-J. O'ROURKE
Information acquired: 2025
JOSEPH-J. O'ROURKE is an academic who published a paper in 2020 entitled Purpose After Service through Sport (PASS): A Social Identity-Informed Program to Support Military V. JOSEPH-J. O'ROURKE published this work as part of a team: Waldhauser, Katrina. Here is a description of this work: Vet,,rans who transition out of the military often face substantive challenges during their move to civilian life, which include identifying appropriate opportunities for employment, supporting their respective families, and developing high-quality social connections within their civilian lives more generally. The importance of social connectivity, in particular, has recently been highlighted as an important mechanism that can facilitate improved mental health and quality of life among veterans, and represents a viable target for intervention. The purpose of the study was to examine military veterans' experiences of Purpose After Service through Sport (PASS) which is a sport-based program, in Canada, underpinned by the social identity approach. We recruited participants (Mage= 39. 83, SD = 8. 07, Myears of ser.