Hom Melanie A, de Terte Ian, Bennett Clare, Joiner Thomas E
Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.
School of Psychology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Mil Psychol. 2020 Jun 4;32(4):329-340. doi: 10.1080/08995605.2020.1754148. eCollection 2020.
Research is needed to examine factors that contribute to psychological well-being among military service members. This study examined associations between various indices of psychological well-being, resilience, and help-seeking stigma among New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel ( = 2,805). Participants completed self-report measures of psychological well-being, resilience, help-seeking stigma, and past-year help-seeking behaviors. Greater resilience and a lower degree of help-seeking stigma were each significantly associated with better psychological well-being (i.e., greater psychological flourishing, less psychological distress, and better overall mental health). Though effects were relatively small, engagement in help-seeking behaviors moderated the relationship between (1) greater resilience and less psychological distress and (2) greater resilience and better overall mental health, such that these relationships were stronger among those who had sought help for their mental health in the past year. Findings suggest that greater resilience and less mental health help-seeking stigma may independently contribute to better psychological well-being among NZDF personnel; thus, enhancing resilience and reducing help-seeking stigma may serve to promote psychological well-being in this population. Improving resilience among NZDF personnel who seek help, in particular, may contribute to better psychological well-being. However, longitudinal research among service members is needed to establish a temporal relationship between these constructs.
需要开展研究来考察有助于提升军人心理健康的因素。本研究考察了新西兰国防军（NZDF）人员（n = 2805）心理健康、心理韧性和求助污名化的各项指标之间的关联。参与者完成了关于心理健康、心理韧性、求助污名化以及过去一年求助行为的自我报告测量。更高的心理韧性和更低程度的求助污名化均与更好的心理健康显著相关（即更高的心理蓬勃发展水平、更少的心理困扰以及更好的整体心理健康状况）。尽管影响相对较小，但求助行为调节了以下两种关系：（1）更高的心理韧性与更少的心理困扰之间的关系，以及（2）更高的心理韧性与更好的整体心理健康之间的关系，以至于在过去一年中曾为心理健康问题寻求过帮助的人群中，这些关系更为显著。研究结果表明，更高的心理韧性和更低的心理健康求助污名化可能分别有助于提升NZDF人员的心理健康水平；因此，增强心理韧性和减少求助污名化可能有助于促进这一人群的心理健康。特别是，提高寻求帮助的NZDF人员的心理韧性可能有助于提升心理健康水平。然而，需要对军人进行纵向研究，以确立这些构念之间的时间关系。
