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Pless Kaiser A, Wang J, Davison EH, et al. Stressful and positive experiences of women who served in Vietnam. J Women Aging. 2016;29(1):26-38doi: 10.1080/08952841.2015.1019812.
Pless Kaiser, A., Wang, J., Davison, E. H., Park, C. L., & Mager Stellman, J. (2017). Stressful and positive experiences of women who served in Vietnam. Journal of women & aging, 29(1), 26-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2015.1019812
Pless Kaiser, Anica, et al. "Stressful and positive experiences of women who served in Vietnam." Journal of women & aging vol. 29,1 (2017): 26-38. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2015.1019812
Pless Kaiser A, Wang J, Davison EH, Park CL, Mager Stellman J. Stressful and positive experiences of women who served in Vietnam. J Women Aging. 2017 Jan-Feb;29(1):26-38. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2015.1019812. Epub 2016 Jul 18. PMID: 27428167.
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J Women Aging. 2017 Jan-Feb;29(1):26-38. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2015.1019812. Epub 2016 Jul 18.

Stressful and positive experiences of women who served in Vietnam.

Journal of women & aging

Anica Pless Kaiser, Joyce Wang, Eve H Davison, Crystal L Park, Jeanne Mager Stellman

Affiliations

  1. a National Center for PTSD , VA Boston Healthcare System , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
  2. b Department of Psychiatry , Boston University School of Medicine , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
  3. c MAVERIC, VA Boston Healthcare System , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
  4. d Department of Epidemiology , Boston University School of Public Health , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
  5. e RTI International , Waltham , Massachusetts , USA.
  6. f Department of Psychology , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut , USA.
  7. g Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health , Columbia University , New York , New York , USA.

PMID: 27428167 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2015.1019812

Abstract

Experiences of women who served during the Vietnam War have been described in interviews/anecdotal reports but rarely in empirical literature. Potential positive (versus negative) aspects of service or its impact on well-being are seldom considered. We describe stressful and positive experiences reported by approximately 1,300 female military personnel, Red Cross workers, and others deployed to Vietnam. Prominent stressful (e.g., negative living/working conditions) and positive (e.g., interpersonal relationships) themes and differences based on trauma history, Vietnam experiences, and group membership are explored. We evaluate associations between themes and psychological well-being. Findings provide insight into experiences of this understudied group of women.

Keywords: Older women; Vietnam; qualitative; stressful and positive experiences

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