@article{JING2024, 
author = {Kaiyuan JING and Yanzhen YANG and Shujuan SUN and Yawen TAN and Bingqing XUE and Yijun ZHU and Mengxue ZHAO},
title = {Relationship between family resilience and mental health among military personnel: a cross lagged analysis},
year = {2024},
journal = {Journal of Army Medical University},
volume = {46},
number = {3},
pages = {209-214},
keywords = {military personnel, family resilience, mental health, cross lagged},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.16016/j.2097-0927.202309109},
doi = {10.16016/j.2097-0927.202309109},
abstract = {ObjectiveTo explore the causal relationship between family resilience and mental health in military personnel population.MethodsA total of 204 military personnel were recruited from an army unit stationed in Western China with cluster convenience sampling. Family Resilience Scale (FRS) and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) were used to survey them twice, in an interval of 4 months. Amos 26.0 was applied to construct a cross-lag model and analyze the data.ResultsAfter controlling mental symptoms from the first survey, family resilience in the first measure significantly predicted mental symptoms in the second measure (β=-0.14, P < 0.05). After controlling for family resilience from the first survey, mental symptoms in the first measure significantly predicted family resilience in the second measure (β=-0.13, P < 0.05).ConclusionThe relationship between family resilience and mental health is mutually causal in military personnel, and one predicts the other one. Our findings highlight the key dimensions of the relationship between the two.}
}