Mental health of Canadian children growing up in military families

The parent perspective

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21283552
AutoresAshley Williams (0009-0001-3629-3090, McMaster University, autor de correspondencia), Rachel Richmond (0000-0002-6373-2976, Queen's University), Sarosh Khalid-Khan, Sarosh Khalid‐Khan (0000-0002-5729-9643, Kingston Health Sciences Centre), Pappu Reddy (Queen's University), Dianne Groll (0000-0001-6913-5710, Queen's University), Lucia Rühland (Providence Health Care), Heidi Cramm (0000-0002-8805-063X, Queen's University)
Año2023
Volumen235
Páginas103887
Fecha de publicación2023-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaActa Psychologica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0001-6918 • E-ISSN: 1873-6297
EditorialElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.103887
PMID37015181
OpenAlexW4362586125
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas35

A recent scoping review found that stressors involved in the military lifestyle (i.e., frequent relocation, parental absence, and risk of parental injury) may be associated with mental health issues among military-children. However, most of the included studies were conducted in the United States with little Canadian representation. To examine the degree to which the scoping review findings are relevant to the Canadian context, we conducted a qualitative study and interviewed 37 parents in Canadian military families. Through the use of a qualitative description approach and content analysis, three themes were identified: 1. Military lifestyle factors have an impact on child mental health; 2. Military life can promote both resilience and vulnerability; and 3. Military lifestyle impacts on parental mental health had an impact on children. These themes align with the scoping review findings asserting that military lifestyle factors can influence child mental health and have significant implications for health care providers working with military-connected children

Context (archaeology) · Environmental health · Geography · Mental health · Military personnel · Perspective (graphical) · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Qualitative research · Relocation · Sociology · Stressor · Suicide prevention · Vulnerability (computing) · Child Abuse and Trauma · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology