Walsh Tova B, Dayton Carolyn J, Erwin Michael S, Muzik Maria, Busuito Alexandra, Rosenblum Katherine L
Health Soc Work. 2014 Feb;39(1):35-44. doi: 10.1093/hsw/hlu005.
Although often eagerly anticipated, reunification after deployment poses challenges for families, including adjusting to the parent-soldier's return, re-establishing roles and routines, and the potentially necessary accommodation to combat-related injuries or psychological effects. Fourteen male service members, previously deployed to a combat zone, parent to at least one child under seven years of age, were interviewed about their relationships with their young children. Principles of grounded theory guided data analysis to identify key themes related to parenting young children after deployment. Participants reported significant levels of parenting stress and identified specific challenges, including difficulty reconnecting with children, adapting expectations from military to family life, and coparenting. Fathers acknowledged regret about missing an important period in their child's development and indicated a strong desire to improve their parenting skills. They described a need for support in expressing emotions, nurturing, and managing their tempers. Results affirm the need for support to military families during reintegration and demonstrate that military fathers are receptive to opportunities to engage in parenting interventions. Helping fathers understand their children's behavior in the context of age-typical responses to separation and reunion may help them to renew parent-child relationships and reengage in optimal parenting of their young children.
尽管部署后的团聚常常令人热切期待，但这对家庭来说也带来了挑战，包括适应父母军人的归来、重新确立角色和日常生活，以及可能需要适应与战斗相关的伤痛或心理影响。对14名曾被部署到作战地区、育有至少一名7岁以下子女的男性军人，就他们与年幼子女的关系进行了访谈。扎根理论的原则指导数据分析，以确定与部署后养育幼儿相关的关键主题。参与者报告了相当程度的育儿压力，并指出了具体挑战，包括难以与孩子重新建立联系、调整从军事生活到家庭生活的期望，以及共同养育子女。父亲们承认对错过孩子成长中的重要时期感到遗憾，并表示强烈希望提高自己的育儿技能。他们表示需要在表达情感、养育子女和控制脾气方面获得支持。结果证实了在重新融入过程中对军人家庭提供支持的必要性，并表明军人父亲愿意接受参与育儿干预的机会。帮助父亲们在对分离和团聚的年龄典型反应背景下理解孩子的行为，可能有助于他们重建亲子关系，并重新以最佳方式养育年幼子女。
