Taylor R, Morrice K, Clark D, McCann K
Soc Sci Med. 1985;20(9):877-85. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(85)90344-2.
This paper examines the psycho-social effects on wives of their husbands' intermittent absence on off-shore oil rigs. It is based on data gathered from a random sample of wives living in the Aberdeen area, and it proceeds in three stages. The analysis begins with a comparison between wives whose husbands work on- and off-shore, it goes on to examine differential reaction to husband absence in the off-shore group and concludes with an attempt to estimate prevalence of the 'intermittent husband syndrome'. All the available evidence suggests that the psycho-social effects of intermittent husband absence have been exaggerated. The mental and physical health of wives of men working off-shore was similar in most respects to the health of wives whose husbands work on-shore. Within the sample of wives whose husbands worked off-shore those most affected by intermittent husband absence were 'Novices' (newly married wives with preschool children and no previous experience of husband absence), those with outside employment and those experiencing irregular absences. But even among such groups with fairly pronounced mood and behaviour changes there was little evidence of raised levels of morbidity. When defined in terms of specified levels of reactivity, marital conflict and morbidity prevalence of the 'intermittent husband syndrome' was found to be around 10%.
本文探讨了丈夫间歇性离开陆地去海上石油钻井平台工作对其妻子产生的心理社会影响。该研究基于对居住在阿伯丁地区的妻子们进行随机抽样收集的数据，并分三个阶段进行。分析首先比较了丈夫在陆地和海上工作的妻子们的情况，接着研究了海上工作组中妻子们对丈夫不在家的不同反应，最后试图估算“间歇性丈夫综合征”的患病率。所有现有证据表明，间歇性丈夫不在家产生的心理社会影响被夸大了。在大多数方面，丈夫在海上工作的妻子们的身心健康状况与丈夫在陆地工作的妻子们的健康状况相似。在丈夫在海上工作的妻子样本中，受间歇性丈夫不在家影响最大的是“新手”（新婚且有学龄前儿童、此前没有丈夫不在家经历的妻子）、有外部工作的妻子以及经历不定期离家的妻子。但即便在这些情绪和行为变化较为明显的群体中，也几乎没有证据表明发病率有所上升。按照特定反应水平、婚姻冲突和发病率来定义，“间歇性丈夫综合征”的患病率约为10%。
