Hardiness, Parenting Stress, and PTSD Symptomatology In U.S. Afghanistan/Iraq Era Veteran Fathers

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2015

School

Psychology

Abstract

There has been a call to identify variables that may contribute to positive outcomes in veterans of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (e.g., Cornum, Matthews, & Seligman, 2011). Hardiness has been identified as a factor that buffers against the development of psychological symptoms in veterans, but has not been studied in relation to parenting. Previous research has demonstrated a link between PTSD symptomatology and parenting problems in male veterans, but has not investigated the role that hardiness may play in predicting parenting stress in this population. The current study assessed the relationships between PTSD symptomology and hardiness as predictors of parenting stress in a sample of 94 fathers who are U.S. Afghanistan/Iraq era veterans. Results indicated that PTSD symptoms, particularly symptoms of dysphoria, and the commitment component of hardiness were significant predictors of fathers' parenting stress.

Publication Title

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volume

16

Issue

3

First Page

239

Last Page

245

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