McMaster University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Canada.
Queen's University, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Canada.
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2023 May;235:103887. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.103887. Epub 2023 Apr 2.
A recent scoping review found that stressors involved in the military lifestyle (i.e., frequent relocation, parental absence, and risk of parental injury) may be associated with mental health issues among military-children. However, most of the included studies were conducted in the United States with little Canadian representation. To examine the degree to which the scoping review findings are relevant to the Canadian context, we conducted a qualitative study and interviewed 37 parents in Canadian military families. Through the use of a qualitative description approach and content analysis, three themes were identified: 1. Military lifestyle factors have an impact on child mental health; 2. Military life can promote both resilience and vulnerability; and 3. Military lifestyle impacts on parental mental health had an impact on children. These themes align with the scoping review findings asserting that military lifestyle factors can influence child mental health and have significant implications for health care providers working with military-connected children.
最近的一项范围综述发现，军队生活方式中涉及的压力源（即频繁搬迁、父母不在身边和父母受伤的风险）可能与军人子女的心理健康问题有关。然而，大多数纳入的研究是在美国进行的，加拿大的代表性很小。为了研究范围综述的结果在多大程度上与加拿大的情况相关，我们进行了一项定性研究，对 37 名加拿大军人家庭的父母进行了访谈。通过使用定性描述方法和内容分析，确定了三个主题：1. 军队生活方式因素对儿童心理健康有影响；2. 军队生活既可以促进韧性，也可以促进脆弱性；3. 军队生活方式对父母心理健康的影响对儿童有影响。这些主题与范围综述的结果一致，即军队生活方式因素会影响儿童的心理健康，这对与军人子女相关的医疗保健提供者具有重要意义。
