Couple Functioning and Posttraumatic Stress in OIF/OEF Veterans and Spouses.

摘要

The purpose of this report is To (a) understand and explain how posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) affect couple functioning in Army soldiers returning from combat, and their spouses/partners, (b) test the moderating effects of age, gender, rank, resilience, coercion in the relationship and previous history of trauma on the relationship between PTSS and couple functioning, (c) examine the prevalence of secondary traumatic stress (STS) in civilian spouses, (d) analyze whether the relationships between PTSS and couple functioning differ for male versus female soldiers and their spouses/partners, and (e) explore experiences of couples with high levels of couple functioning in spite of clinically significant levels of PTSS in one or both partners.