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| Title: | The impact of individual trauma symptoms of deployed soldiers on relationship satisfaction |
| Authors: | Goff, Briana S. Nelson
Crow, Janet R.
Reisbig, Allison M.J.
Hamilton, Stacy |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Type: | Article (author version) |
| Journal: | Journal of family psychology |
| Volume: | 21 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Starting Page: | 344 |
| Ending Page: | 353 |
| Permissions: | This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record. |
| Keywords: | Military deployments
Traumatic stress
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Couples |
| Abstract: | Research traditionally has focused on the development of individual symptoms in those who experienced trauma directly but has overlooked the interpersonal impact of trauma. The current study reports data from 45 male Army soldiers who recently returned from a military deployment to Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom) or Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom)and their female spouses/partners. The results indicated that increased trauma symptoms,
particularly sleep problems, dissociation, and severe sexual problems, in the soldiers significantly predicted lower marital/relationship satisfaction for both soldiers and their female partners. The results suggest that individual trauma symptoms negatively impact relationship satisfaction in military couples in which the husband has been exposed to war trauma. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/603 |
| Publisher URL: | http://www.apa.org/journals/fam/ |
| Appears in Collections: | Family Studies and Human Services
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