脊髓损伤退伍军人的身份发展:一种定性研究
Lauren L Mitchell1, Erica Johnsen-Buss2
1Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Emmanuel College.
Rehabilitation psychology
|February 13, 2025
概括
脊髓损伤 (SCI) 影响退伍军人身份,但调整活动和保持活跃的生命援助有助于重建一个完整的身份. 军事文化为SCI恢复和身份调整带来了独特的挑战和好处.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 康复科学 康复科学 康复科学
- 军事心理学 军事心理学
背景情况:
- 脊髓损伤 (SCI) 显著影响一个人的生活,包括他们的自我和身份感.
- 了解SCI后的身份发展对于有效的康复和支持至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索脊髓损伤 (SCI) 对退伍军人身份发展的感知影响.
- 确定退伍军人用来重新建立SCI后综合身份的策略.
主要方法:
- 与21名患有SCI的退伍军人进行半结构化采访.
- 对定性采访数据进行主题分析.
- 调查测量抑郁症状和自我概念的清晰度;提取精神健康史.
主要成果:
- 退伍军人报告了职业和社会角色的变化,以及独立性,但也在身份方面保持连续性.
- "适应活动"和"建立积极的生活"成为身份融合的关键策略.
- 军事身份提供了适应性好处 (坚持) 和脆弱性 (对自给自足的威胁).
结论:
- 调查结果强调了残疾身份发展和SCI后整体身份整合的重要性.
- 确定策略可以为干预提供信息,以支持退伍军人在受伤后调整他们的身份.
- 该研究强调了军事文化和SCI恢复在身份上的复杂相互作用.
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