@2024 Afarand., IRAN
ISSN: 2008-2630 Iranian Journal of War & Public Health 2015;7(4):241-246
ISSN: 2008-2630 Iranian Journal of War & Public Health 2015;7(4):241-246
Comparison of the Quality of Life and Work-Family Conflict between Veterans and Non-Veterans Workers
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Descriptive & Survey StudyAuthors
Talavari E. (*)Nisi A. (1)
(*) Psychology Department, Human Sciences Faculty, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
(1) Psychology Department, Psychology Faculty, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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Article History
Received: August 16, 2015Accepted: October 17, 2015
ePublished: November 21, 2015
ABSTRACT
Aims
Neuro-psychiatric side effects caused by war lead to different problems affecting the veterans and their family members. Of main psychological aspects of the veterans, which are not often considered, are the quality of life, psychological health, and their conflict with job and family affairs. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life and the work-family conflict between veterans and normal persons working at the southern oil sites.
Instrument & Methods In the causal-comparative study, 437 wokers of the southern oil sites, including 215 veterans and 222 normal persons, were studied in 2015. The veterans were selected via Relative Stratified Random Samling Method. The normal workers were selected considering their compliance with the veterans in job, age, and functions. Data were collected, using Quality of Life Questionnaire and Work-Family Conflict Questionnaire. Data was analyzed using one-variable ANOVA (in the MANOVA context) and Pearson Correlatio Coefficient.
Findings There was no significant difference in the mean scores of quality of life and work-family conflict between the veterans and the normal peoples (p>0.05). There was a powerful negative correlation between the quality of life and work-family conflict in veterans (r=-0.42) and normal peoples (r=-0.31), as well as in all the studied persons (r=-0.35; p<0.001).
Conclusion The quality of life and work-family confilict are approximately equal in the veterans and normal persons working at the southern oil sites. In addition, the persons are in a realtively good level of quality of life.
Instrument & Methods In the causal-comparative study, 437 wokers of the southern oil sites, including 215 veterans and 222 normal persons, were studied in 2015. The veterans were selected via Relative Stratified Random Samling Method. The normal workers were selected considering their compliance with the veterans in job, age, and functions. Data were collected, using Quality of Life Questionnaire and Work-Family Conflict Questionnaire. Data was analyzed using one-variable ANOVA (in the MANOVA context) and Pearson Correlatio Coefficient.
Findings There was no significant difference in the mean scores of quality of life and work-family conflict between the veterans and the normal peoples (p>0.05). There was a powerful negative correlation between the quality of life and work-family conflict in veterans (r=-0.42) and normal peoples (r=-0.31), as well as in all the studied persons (r=-0.35; p<0.001).
Conclusion The quality of life and work-family confilict are approximately equal in the veterans and normal persons working at the southern oil sites. In addition, the persons are in a realtively good level of quality of life.
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[8]Litwack SD, Karen S, Mitchell M, Sloan D, Annemarie F, Reardon W. Eating disorder symptoms and comorbid psychopathology among male and female veterans. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2014;36(4):406-10.
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[19]Krishnan LL, Petersen NJ, Snow AL, Cully JA, Schulz PE, Graham DP, et al. Prevalence of dementia among Veterans Affairs medical care system users. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2005;20(4):245–53.
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[21]Barrera TL, Hiatt EL, Dunn NJ, Teng EJ. Impact of panic disorder on quality of life among veterans in a primary care pilot study. Compr Psychiatry. 2013;54(3):256-61.
[22]Brooker C, Durmaz E. Mental health, sexual violence and the work of Sexual Assault Referral centres (SARCs) in England. J Forensic Leg Med. 2015;31:47-51.
[23]Courts NF, Newton AN, McNeal LJ. Husbands and wives living with multiple sclerosis. J Neurosci Nurs. 2005;37(1):20-7.
[24]Liu L. Quality of life as a social representation in china: A qualitative study. Soc Indic Res. 2006;75(2):217-40.