2011
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v2i0.8077
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Marital quality and relationship satisfaction in war veterans and their wives in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract: BackgroundPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in war veterans and its complex emotional and behavioral characteristics affect veterans’ partners and the quality of their relationships. Although most research focuses on the effects of veterans’ PTSD on their partners/wives and their relationships, not many findings have been established on partner adjustment and marriage quality when wives suffer from PTSD as well.ObjectiveThe aim of the research was to examine the relationship between war-related posttraumati… Show more

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“…Moreover, marriage compatibility was considerably lower in the couples both with PTSD than those with only the veteran suffering from PTSD (22). A study has shown that the chemical veterans of the Iran-Iraq War are dependent on others, particularly their wives, and cannot do even their daily activities and hence are under stress (23).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, marriage compatibility was considerably lower in the couples both with PTSD than those with only the veteran suffering from PTSD (22). A study has shown that the chemical veterans of the Iran-Iraq War are dependent on others, particularly their wives, and cannot do even their daily activities and hence are under stress (23).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Veterans with war-related PTSD significantly more often reported developmental, behavioral, and emotional problems in their children than veterans without PTSD (Klarić et al, 2008). More than a third of war veterans’ wives were found to meet the criteria for secondary traumatic stress (Francisković et al, 2007) and veterans’ PTSD was related to lower levels of marital adjustment (Klaric et al, 2011). A variety of intergenerational effects of parental trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms on parenting, child development, and family functioning in veterans and holocaust survivors have been reviewed (Dekel & Goldblatt, 2008; Galovski & Lyons, 2004; Kellerman, 2001), often with inconsistent findings.…”
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“…As in many contexts of intimate partner abuse, Bosnian women may internalize self-blame (and shame) for the violence that has been enacted upon them. One victim, who left her husband after many years of suffering abuse, blamed herself, since "I thought that it's not easy for him; he is a former solider, struggling with the post-traumatic stress disorder, sleeplessness, dissatisfaction because he does not have a job" (Savić 2013;Klaric et al 2011). Scholars have identified issues of "failed" masculinities in the post-conflict contextwhen ex-fighters lose their previous social status primarily as a result of trauma, unemployment, or job lossas a contributing and sometimes underlying factor in violence perpetrated against women (DiPietro 2019).…”
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confidence: 99%