Primary Trauma of Female Partners in a Military Sample: Individual Symptoms and Relationship Satisfaction
- 16 June 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in The American Journal of Family Therapy
- Vol. 37 (4), 336-346
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01926180802529965
Abstract
Research traditionally has focused on the development of symptoms in those who experienced war trauma directly but overlooked the impact of trauma in the partners of soldiers. The current study reports data from 45 couples where the male partners were Army soldiers who recently returned from deployments to Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom) or Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom). Results from this study indicated that female partner primary trauma, particularly trauma related to PTSD re-experiencing and arousal symptoms, has an influence on levels of relationship satisfaction, both for female partners and soldiers.Keywords
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