The Impact of War Stress on Veterans Families

Proučavajući ličnosti i sociodemografske varijable koje su povezane s oporavljanjem od BSR-a, autorica ovoga rada i njene kolege, pronašli su neočekivanu vezu između bračnog statusa i PTSP-a. Ovi nalazi doveli su do niza istraživanja koja su usredotočena na obitelji veterana koji pate od PTSP-a. Istraživanja koja su prezentirana u sljedećem radu pokazala su visoku stopu sekundarne traumatizacije. Naime, psihička trauma može stvoriti valove koji se šire u krugovima i koji ne pogađaju samo žrtve sâme, već i one koji su im bliski. Dok su veterani direktno traumatizirani ratom, njihove žene i obitelji postaju indirektnim žrtvama traume. Osim toga, prikazani su i raspravljeni korelati sekundarne traumatizacije u veteranskim obiteljima. Rad nadalje raspravlja o ublažujućim faktorima te o implikacijama nalaza na roditeljstvo i obiteljski život.Studying the personality and sociodemographic variables implicated in recovery from CSR, the author of this paper and her colleagues found a surprising association between marital status and PTSD. This finding had led to a series of studies focusing on families of veterans suffering from PTSD. The studies, presented in the following paper, revealed high rates of secondary traumatizationt. That is, psychic trauma may create ripples which affect not only the victims themselves, but also those who are close to them. While veterans were traumatized directly by the war their wives and families become indirect victims of the trauma. Furthermore correlates of secondary traumatization in veterans\u27 families are presented and discussed. The paper further discusses some moderating factors and the implications of the findings for parenthood and family life