This study examined quality of life among spouses of U.S. Army personnel during Operation Iraqi Freedom. A survey design based on stress and resiliency theory was utilized involving a random sample of spouses residing on a large military installation. Based on length of deployment, the 205 respondents comprised three groups. The study was designed to assess variables associated with parental stress, family stress, family coping, personal coping, well-being, sense of coherence, and quality of life. Comparison tests (ANOVA) were utilized to assess differences among the groups of spouses and structural equation modeling was used to determine the direct, indirect, and total effects of the variables in the model on quality of life for the three groups. The spouses of non-deployed personnel had lower levels of stress and better quality of life those spouses of deployed personnel (p / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Family and Child Sciences in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Degree Awarded: Spring Semester 2005. / Date of Defense: March 17, 2005. / Coping, Well Being, Military Families, Family Stress, Quality Of Life / Includes bibliographical references. / Carol A. Darling, Professor Directing Dissertation; Charles R. Figley, Outside Committee Member; Bonnie B. Greenwood, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_168573 |
| Contributors | Everson, Ronald Blaine (authoraut), Darling, Carol A. (professor directing dissertation), Figley, Charles R. (outside committee member), Greenwood, Bonnie B. (committee member), Department of Family and Child Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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