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dc.contributor.authorMacDonell, Gailen
dc.contributor.authorThorsteinsson, Einar Ben
dc.contributor.authorBhullar, Navjoten
dc.contributor.authorHine, Don Wen
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-04T12:27:00Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Psychologist, 49(5), p. 305-312en
dc.identifier.issn1742-9544en
dc.identifier.issn0005-0067en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/15599-
dc.description.abstractPrevious research has found posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in combat veterans to be associated with impaired psychological functioning in their partners. However, little is known about possible mediators of this association. The present study investigated the mediational properties of six dimensions of the revised Partners of Veterans' Distress Scale (MacDonell, Marsh, Hine, & Bhullar, 2010). Participants were 181 female partners of Australian combat veterans, age ranging from 43 and 83 years (M= 60.47, SD= 4.96), who completed measures assessing their caregiving distress levels, dyadic adjustment, mental health, and satisfaction with life. The combat veterans also completed a scale measuring their PTSD symptoms. Our results indicated that higher scores of veterans' PTSD were associated with lower levels of dyadic adjustment, mental health, and satisfaction with life in their partners. Partners reported that distress related to exhaustion and intimacy problems significantly mediated the relationship between veterans' PTSD symptoms and their partners' satisfaction with life, whereas partners' distress associated with intimacy problems was the sole significant mediator for their dyadic adjustment, and exhaustion was the only significant mediator for partners' mental health. Implications for programmes designed to address the significant needs of the partners of combat veterans are discussed.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.relation.ispartofAustralian Psychologisten
dc.titlePsychological Functioning of Partners of Australian Combat Veterans: Contribution of Veterans' PTSD Symptoms and Partners' Caregiving Distressen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ap.12069en
dc.subject.keywordsPersonality, Abilities and Assessmenten
dc.subject.keywordsSocial and Community Psychologyen
dc.subject.keywordsHealth, Clinical and Counselling Psychologyen
local.contributor.firstnameGailen
local.contributor.firstnameEinar Ben
local.contributor.firstnameNavjoten
local.contributor.firstnameDon Wen
local.subject.for2008170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychologyen
local.subject.for2008170109 Personality, Abilities and Assessmenten
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local.subject.seo2008920408 Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being)en
local.subject.seo2008920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classifieden
local.subject.seo2008920410 Mental Healthen
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local.profile.emailgmacdonn@une.edu.auen
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local.profile.emaildhine@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
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local.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen
local.format.startpage305en
local.format.endpage312en
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local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume49en
local.identifier.issue5en
local.title.subtitleContribution of Veterans' PTSD Symptoms and Partners' Caregiving Distressen
local.contributor.lastnameMacDonellen
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local.contributor.lastnameBhullaren
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local.identifier.handlehttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/15599en
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local.title.maintitlePsychological Functioning of Partners of Australian Combat Veteransen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorMacDonell, Gailen
local.search.authorThorsteinsson, Einar Ben
local.search.authorBhullar, Navjoten
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local.year.published2014-
local.subject.for2020420403 Psychosocial aspects of childbirth and perinatal mental healthen
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