The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Am J Community Psychol. 2018 Mar;61(1-2):204-217. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12222. Epub 2018 Feb 5.
Drawing from the Social Organization Theory of Action and Change (SOAC), this analysis of 223 military families, including active duty (AD) military and civilian partners, examines how parents' sense of community and community engagement (two elements of community connections) are associated with their own resilient coping, and ultimately with important outcomes capturing their adolescent offspring's individual well-being (depression, anxiety, and self-efficacy) and family well-being (family functioning and parenting quality). The roles of child gender and military context were also examined. Parents with stronger community connections, including greater sense of community and community engagement, reported more resilient coping when faced with adversity. The resilient coping of mothers, in turn, was particularly significant for more positive youth outcomes, when compared to that of fathers. While gender and military context were associated with individual and family well-being, analyses of model invariance indicated that the model fit similarly for male and female adolescents and those experiencing high and low levels of military transitions. Indirect effects were also examined. These findings illuminate malleable dimensions of both community life and family life, primarily showing that community contexts matter for multiple family members.
本研究运用行动与变迁的社会组织理论（SOAC），分析了 223 个军人家庭，包括现役军人及其军眷，考察了父母的社区意识和社区参与（社区联系的两个要素）如何与其自身的韧性应对方式相关，以及韧性应对方式如何最终影响重要结果，这些结果包括捕捉青少年后代个体幸福感（抑郁、焦虑和自我效能感）和家庭幸福感（家庭功能和育儿质量）的指标。研究还考察了儿童性别和军事背景的作用。具有更强社区联系的父母，包括更强的社区意识和社区参与，在面对逆境时表现出更强的韧性应对方式。相比之下，母亲的韧性应对方式对青少年的积极结果更为重要，而父亲的韧性应对方式则不那么重要。尽管性别和军事背景与个体和家庭幸福感相关，但模型不变性分析表明，该模型对经历高、低军事过渡的男性和女性青少年具有相似的拟合度。还检验了间接效应。这些发现阐明了社区生活和家庭生活中具有可塑造性的维度，主要表明社区环境对多个家庭成员都很重要。
