Parenting stress among US Army spouses during combat-related deployments: the role of sense of coherence
Parenting stress among US Army spouses during combat-related deployments: the role of sense of coherence
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1365-2206.2011.00818.x
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发表时间：
2013-05-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Herzog, Joseph R.
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作者：
Everson, Ronald Blaine;Darling, Carol Anderson;Herzog, Joseph R.
本研究试图建立一个模型，研究长期派驻伊拉克的士兵配偶的养育压力对满足感的影响（n= 200）。利用家庭压力和弹性理论中的ABC-X模型，路径分析确定，除了养育压力外，部署时间长短和军队配偶的种族背景也是影响压力因素，不仅影响满意度，还影响配偶在长期部署期间（平均= 4.6个月）对家庭应对的感知和一致性感。在这个特定的女性样本中，发现家庭中孩子的平均年龄对连贯性感有显著影响。统计模型中压力源对生活满意度的影响主要通过连贯性感（即日常生活中的可理解性、可管理性和有意义性的感知）来改善。换句话说，具有较高一致性的配偶在部署期间对生活的满意度更高。该研究还捕获了定性反应，并提供了与陆军配偶日常经历相关的几个主题。讨论了对军事和民间社会工作者的影响。
The present study seeks to model the effects of parenting stress on contentment experienced by spouses of soldiers deployed to Iraq for long periods of time (n= 200). Using the ABC-X model from family stress and resiliency theory, a path analysis determined that, in addition to parenting stress, the length of deployment and the ethnic background of the Army spouse also acted as contributing stress factors influencing not only contentment, but perception of family coping and the sense of coherence experienced by the spouse during long-term deployments (mean = 4.6 months). The mean age of children in the home was found to have significant effect on sense of coherence in this particular sample of women. The influence of the stressors in the statistical model on life contentment was mostly ameliorated by sense of coherence (i.e. perception of comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness in daily life). In other words, spouses with higher sense of coherence experienced better contentment with their lives during deployments. The study also captures qualitative responses and provides several themes associated with daily experiences of Army spouses. Implications for both military and civilian social workers are discussed.