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Women in the National Guard: Coping and Barriers to Care
Author(s) -
Maung Joanna,
Nilsson Johanna E.,
Berkel LaVerne A.,
Kelly Patricia
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12118
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , spirituality , psychology , social support , guard (computer science) , content analysis , nursing , social psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , sociology , alternative medicine , social science , pathology , computer science , programming language
This study involved interviews with 42 women from the National Guard about their experiences of coping during reintegration into civilian life. Data were analyzed using techniques of conventional content analysis. The 1st theme that emerged regarded barriers to seeking and accessing care (institutional barriers, personal barriers, and stigma). The 2nd theme, coping strategies, consisted of 4 categories (seeking or gaining professional help, seeking social support, using routine activities, and using aspects of religion/spirituality). Implications for clinical work with returning female soldiers are discussed.