School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
Soc Work Health Care. 2012;51(9):828-49. doi: 10.1080/00981389.2012.692353.
This study examined the associations between deployment cycle stressors, post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), and resilience in Army National Guard (ARNG) women deployed to Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Resilience was also tested as a mediator. Hierarchical linear regression indicated that deployment and post-deployment stressors were positively associated, and resilience was negatively associated with PTSS. Resilience fully mediated the association between post-deployment stressors and PTSS. Findings suggest assessing deployment and post-deployment stressors in ARNG women may be helpful in identifying those at risk for severe PTSS; and highlight the potential of individual-level resilient characteristics in mitigating the adverse impact of post-deployment stressors.
本研究调查了陆军国民警卫队（ARNG）女性在参与持久自由行动和伊拉克自由行动期间部署周期压力源、创伤后应激症状（PTSS）和适应力之间的关联。研究还测试了适应力作为中介的作用。分层线性回归表明，部署和部署后压力源呈正相关，适应力与 PTS 呈负相关。适应力完全中介了部署后压力源与 PTS 之间的关联。研究结果表明，评估 ARNG 女性的部署和部署后压力源可能有助于识别那些有严重 PTS 风险的人；并强调了个体水平的适应力特征在减轻部署后压力源的不利影响方面的潜力。
