Marital quality and relationship satisfaction in war veterans and their wives in Bosnia and Herzegovina
| العنوان: | Marital quality and relationship satisfaction in war veterans and their wives in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| المؤلفون: | Aleksandra Stevanović, Bozo Petrov, Suzana Jonovska, Miro Klarić, Tanja Frančišković, Iva Nemčić Moro |
| المصدر: | European Journal of Psychotraumatology, Vol 2, Iss 0, Pp 1-7 (2011) European Journal of Psychotraumatology European Journal of Psychotraumatology; Vol 2 (2011) incl Supplements |
| بيانات النشر: | Taylor & Francis Group, 2011. |
| سنة النشر: | 2011 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Relationship satisfaction, medicine.medical_specialty, marital quality, relationship satisfaction, war veterans, wives, PTSD, lcsh:RC435-571, media_common.quotation_subject, Affect (psychology), behavioral disciplines and activities, Key words: PTSD, lcsh:Psychiatry, mental disorders, medicine, Quality (business), Psychiatry, health care economics and organizations, media_common, Clinical Research Article, social sciences, humanities, Posttraumatic stress, Marital satisfaction, behavior and behavior mechanisms, Psychology, Female partner, Clinical psychology |
| الوصف: | Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in war veterans and its complex emotional and behavioral characteristics affect veterans’ partners and the quality of their relationships. Although most research focuses on the effects of veterans’ PTSD on their partners/wives and their relationships, not many findings have been established on partner adjustment and marriage quality when wives suffer from PTSD as well. Objective: The aim of the research was to examine the relationship between war-related posttraumatic stress symptoms and partner’s marital satisfaction in couples where one or both partners suffer from PTSD. Design: The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire and Dyadic Adjustment Scale encompassed 154 war veterans and their wives who had been treated at Mostar Clinical Hospital in Bosnia and Herzegovina for combatrelated PTSD as well as 77 veterans who did not suffer from PTSD and their wives. Results: Veterans’ PTSD is related to lower levels of marital adjustment of their wives. Marital adjustment was significantly lower in couples where both partners had PTSD compared with couples where only the veteran had PTSD or neither partner had PTSD. Female partner’s marital adjustment is best explained by his avoidance symptoms and her own level of depressiveness and re-experiencing symptoms. Conclusions: The results highlight the importance of recognizing PTSD in wives of traumatized veterans as well as the importance of family approach in the treatment of PTSD. Keywords: marital quality; relationship satisfaction; war veterans; wives; PTSD (Published: 5 December 2011) Citation: European Journal of Psychotraumatology 2011, 2 : 8077 - DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v2i0.8077 For the abstract or full text in other languages, please see Supplementary files in the column to the right (under Reading Tools). |
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| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2000-8066 2000-8198 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::d907b531d084f16586749b9de173114f http://www.eurojnlofpsychotraumatol.net/index.php/ejpt/article/view/8077/pdf_1 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....d907b531d084f16586749b9de173114f |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20008066 20008198 |
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