Accession Number:
ADA189088
Title:
Typology of Army Families. Coping Styles of Successful, Career Army Families
Descriptive Note:
Doctoral thesis
Corporate Author:
NORTHWESTERN UNIV EVANSTON IL
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Report Date:
1988-06-01
Pagination or Media Count:
304.0
Abstract:
This is a qualitative study of the coping styles of 18 healthy families. Healthy army families are defined as those who are without overt clinical sypmtoms of pathology, who enjoy military life, and who have chosen the military as a career. Data were gathered by means of intensive, unstructured interviews, and by administration of Moos Family Environment Scale. Five distinctive healthy coping styles were identified and are perceived to be consonant with the lifestyle of military families. Keywords Military families Coping Wellness Stress Psychology Environment.
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Subject Categories:
- Psychology
- Personnel Management and Labor Relations