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Stress, role strain, and health in young enlisted Air Froce women with and without preschool children

Hopkins-Chadwick, Denise L
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1121698798

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2005, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Nursing.
Little is known about the effect of early motherhood on an enlisted career in terms of individual health and organizational mission readiness. This research was guided by the 1999 Social Determinants of Health Model by Marmot and Wilkinson. The aims of the study were to answer: Are there differences between young enlisted women with and without preschool children on the following variables: marital status, family of origin socioeconomic status, minority status, type of work, perceived availability of military resources, multiple role strain, stress-related symptoms, health status, and career aspiration. 2) Among these variables, what are the best predictors of: a) multiple role strain, b) stress-related symptoms, c) mental health status, d) physical health status and e) career aspiration. Study participants included 100 junior enlisted women (17-24 year olds). A cross-sectional descriptive design was used. Chi-Square and t-tests indicated no differences between the women with and without preschool children on multiple role strain (frequency and severity), stress related symptoms, mental and physical health, and career aspiration. The only differences were in marital status, rank, and age with the women with children being older, of higher rank and mostly married. In all the women, multiple regression analysis indicated that higher severity of multiple role strain scores (10.4% of variance explained) is related to low perceived availability of military resources ratings. Higher stress-related symptoms scores were related to higher frequency of multiple role strain scores (39.9% variance explained) as well as lower career aspiration (3.8% of variance explained). Lower mental health scores were related to high stress related symptoms scores (27.9% of variance explained), lower career aspiration (4.1% of variance explained), being nonwhite (3.9% of variance explained), and high frequency of multiple role strain (4.0% of variance explained). High career aspiration scores were related to higher perceived availability of military resources ratings (16.8% of variance explained), decreased family of origin socioeconomic status (4.5% of variance explained), and increased mental health status (3.3% of variance explained).
Nancy Ryan-Wenger (Advisor)
91 p.
Health Sciences, Nursing
Women's Health; Military Women; Early age at firt motherhood

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  • Hopkins-Chadwick, D. L. (2005). Stress, role strain, and health in young enlisted Air Froce women with and without preschool children [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1121698798

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hopkins-Chadwick, Denise. Stress, role strain, and health in young enlisted Air Froce women with and without preschool children. 2005. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1121698798.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hopkins-Chadwick, Denise. "Stress, role strain, and health in young enlisted Air Froce women with and without preschool children." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1121698798

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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