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Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Soldiers’ Experiences of Being Married and Serving in the British Army

Keeling, Mary; Woodhead, Charlotte; Fear, Nicola T.

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Authors

Mary Keeling Mary.Keeling@uwe.ac.uk
Occasional Associate Lecturer - HAS HSS

Charlotte Woodhead

Nicola T. Fear



Abstract

© 2016, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. ABSTRACT: Research suggests certain aspects of military life, especially operational deployments, may negatively impact military marriages. However, much of this research is from the United States and uses deductive quantitative methods. Qualitative research investigating the lived experiences of forming and maintaining marriages was conducted with six male U.K. Army personnel. Semistructured interviews were analyzed, using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, identifying five themes, each representing different dilemmas the soldiers’ had to balance to maintain successful marriages and Army careers. These five themes are best understood as practical, emotional, and cultural dilemmas that can be alleviated with practical and emotional methods; such factors could be used to build resilience in soldier’s marriages. These possible resilience factors could shape the content of interventions to increase resiliency in military marriages.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 15, 2015
Publication Date Aug 17, 2016
Deposit Date Dec 17, 2018
Publicly Available Date Dec 17, 2018
Journal Marriage and Family Review
Print ISSN 0149-4929
Electronic ISSN 1540-9635
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 52
Issue 6
Pages 511-534
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2015.1124353
Keywords interpretative phenomenological analysis, marital relationships, military marriages, qualitative research, U.K. military personnel, visible difference
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/920419
Publisher URL http://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2015.1124353
Additional Information Additional Information : This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Marriage & Family Review on 10th Feb 2016, available online: http://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2015.1124353.
Contract Date Dec 17, 2018

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