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Military Spouses, Military Lifestyle, and the Concept of Thriving.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Military Spouses, Military Lifestyle, and the Concept of Thriving./
Author:	Bostick, Renee Yvonne.
Description:	1 online resource (140 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-03, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International84-03B.
Subject:	Womens studies. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=29395403click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798351452210

Military Spouses, Military Lifestyle, and the Concept of Thriving.
Bostick, Renee Yvonne.

Military Spouses, Military Lifestyle, and the Concept of Thriving. - 1 online resource (140 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-03, Section: B.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Southern California, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references

A military spouse's ability to thrive has a significant impact on their well-being. The purpose of this study was to understand what thriving means to military spouses, what thriving does and does not look and feel like in response to opportunity and adversity, the challenges and benefits of being a military spouse, strategies and practices military spouses employ to mitigate stress and thrive, and the environmental factors that influence their abilities to thrive. The conceptual framework that guided this study was Brofenbrenner's ecological systems theory, which explains how the influence of social environments affect an individual's relationships with others, the community, and wider society. The methodological design for the study was qualitative. The specific strategy of inquiry was narrative analysis. Twenty military spouses of active-duty service members participated in the study, representing the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Space Force). Participants' age range was 23 to 46; 18 identified female and two as males. Participants represented enlisted, noncommissioned, and officer ranks and were diverse in race and ethnicity (i.e., Asian, Black, Latino-a, and White). Instrumentation used to collect data involved a semi structured interview protocol composed of 16 open-ended and closed-ended questions, four of which were demographic questions asked at the end of the interview protocol. Six findings were revealed by the study: (a) military spouses largely defined thriving as being happy, fulfilled, and healthy; (b) military spouses face several core challenges to thriving, but some benefits were present; (c) for military spouses, the decision of the active-duty service member to remain or leave the military is influenced by the impact of the military lifestyle on family stability; (d) military spouses establish and maintain relationships by building social support networks within their military community and local community; (e) military spouses implement personal strategies and practices to support their ability to thrive; and (f) Military spouses seek employment that is meaningful and related to their profession; however, spouses will choose underemployment rather than unemployment. In conclusion, military spouses serve beside their active-duty spouse and seek stability as a family. They thrive in response to opportunity and adversity. Consequently, the ability to thrive influences the decision of the active-duty service member to remain in or leave the military, impacts retention, and ultimately affects the country's national security and defense.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2023

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798351452210Subjects--Topical Terms:

2122688
Womens studies.
Subjects--Index Terms:

COVID-19Index Terms--Genre/Form:

542853
Electronic books.

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