Understanding Resilience in Wounded Warriors and Their Families
Abstract
The current study aimed to identify the impact of deployment injury on three measures of family functioning (relationship adjustment, parental stress, and family chaos) as well as on three measures of psychological symptoms of the service member (PTSD, depression, and alcohol use). Spouses of returning NG members and the service members both rated family functioning lower in the face of psychological difficulties experienced by the service member. Physical injury was related to psychological distress among service members. Neither the spouses of returning NG members nor the service members themselves reported significantly reduced family functioning in the face of physical dysfunction. Neither the spouses of returning NG members nor the service members themselves reported significantly reduced family functioning in the face of physical dysfunction coupled with psychological difficulties. Thus, at least at this point in the reunification process, although invisible wounds of war are a detriment to family functioning, visible wounds of war appears to be protective against family dysfunction, even when invisible wounds are present.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA552007
Entities
People
- Amy Mclean
Organizations
- RTI International