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combat motivation: a standalone construct

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Military psychology

what keeps soldiers fighting, explained in the classic account by loyalty to their immediate small group rather than ideology.

In military psychology, combat motivation refers to what keeps soldiers fighting, explained in the classic account by loyalty to their immediate small group rather than ideology. This meaning comes from Shils (1948) in Public Opinion Quarterly.[1]

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Shils, E. A., & Janowitz, M. (1948). Cohesion and Disintegration in the Wehrmacht in World War II. Public Opinion Quarterly, 12(2), 280. https://doi.org/10.1086/265951

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