'It's nice to just be you': The influence of the employment experiences of UK military spouses during accompanied postings on well-being

Gribble, Rachael, Goodwin, Laura, Oram, Sian and Fear, Nicola T (2019) 'It's nice to just be you': The influence of the employment experiences of UK military spouses during accompanied postings on well-being. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY OPEN, 6 (1). 2055102919838909-.

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Abstract

Repeated military relocations (accompanied postings) can have a detrimental effect on employment and well-being among the spouses and partners of military personnel. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with 19 spouses of British Army/Royal Air Force personnel with recent experience of accompanied postings to explore this issue through the lens of self-determination theory; all were married women with at least one child. Participants explained how employment contributed to an independent identity, enabling social connectedness, providing a sense of self-confidence and value but limiting agency over employment decisions. Spouse employment, and therefore, well-being could be improved by the provision of better childcare access or additional support in finding employment and training opportunities.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	health and well-being, military spouses, occupational health, qualitative methods, women's employment
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2019 10:29
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 00:40
DOI:	10.1177/2055102919838909
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3045390