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Gendered Exposure, Gendered Response: Exposure to Wartime Stressors and PTSD in Older Vietnamese War Survivors
Gender & Society ( IF 7.2 ) Pub Date : 2022-08-01 , DOI: 10.1177/08912432221113744
Yvette Young , Miles O. Kovnick , Kim Korinek 1 , Nguyen Huu Minh 2
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Growing numbers of women in militaries worldwide, coupled with vast segments of women within war-affected populations globally, raise questions about gender as it structures trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other mental health consequences of war. In this study, we investigate the gendered associations between early-life wartime stress exposures and PTSD symptoms in older adulthood using data from the 2018 Vietnam Health and Aging Study, a unique data set documenting multiple dimensions of health and wartime stress exposures within a sample of older adults who occupied diverse roles during the American war in Vietnam. Our results indicate that the severity of recent PTSD symptoms is significantly and positively associated with the severity of wartime stress exposure among both men and women. Vietnamese men’s social positions, particularly their predominance in combat, exposed them to more numerous war-related stressors. However, Vietnamese women experience a greater PTSD penalty associated with some wartime stress exposures, likely due to the burden of protecting family in wartime and incorporation into military and paramilitary roles with lesser preparation, training, and support than men. We conclude that women who survive major wars, both as soldiers and civilians, bear a significant burden of armed conflict’s lasting toll upon mental health.



中文翻译:

性别暴露,性别反应:越南战争幸存者暴露于战时压力源和创伤后应激障碍

全世界军队中越来越多的女性,加上全球受战争影响的人口中的大量女性,引发了关于性别的问题,因为它构成了创伤暴露、创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 和战争的其他心理健康后果。在这项研究中,我们使用 2018 年越南健康与老龄化研究的数据调查了早期战时压力暴露与成年期 PTSD 症状之间的性别关联,这是一个独特的数据集,记录了一个样本中健康和战时压力暴露的多个维度。在美国越南战争期间担任不同角色的老年人。我们的研究结果表明,近期 PTSD 症状的严重程度与男性和女性战时压力暴露的严重程度显着正相关。越南男性的社会地位,特别是他们在战斗中的优势,使他们面临更多与战争有关的压力源。然而,与男性相比,越南女性在某些战时压力暴露下经历了更大的 PTSD 惩罚,这可能是由于在战时保护家庭的负担,以及在准备、培训和支持方面较少参与军事和准军事角色。我们得出的结论是,在重大战争中幸​​存下来的妇女,无论是作为士兵还是平民,都承担着武装冲突对心理健康造成持久影响的重大负担。可能是由于在战时保护家庭的负担,以及在准备、训练和支持方面比男性少的情况下融入军事和准军事角色。我们得出的结论是,在重大战争中幸​​存下来的妇女,无论是作为士兵还是平民,都承担着武装冲突对心理健康造成持久影响的重大负担。可能是由于在战时保护家庭的负担,以及在准备、训练和支持方面比男性少的情况下融入军事和准军事角色。我们得出的结论是,在重大战争中幸​​存下来的妇女,无论是作为士兵还是平民,都承担着武装冲突对心理健康造成持久影响的重大负担。

更新日期:2022-08-01
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