An investigation of loneliness and related factors among the spouses of personnel deployed to long-term naval missions

Background: Given the important effects of loneliness on health and it has not been studied precisely in our country among the spouses of personnel deployed to long-term missions, therefore, the current study was done to investigate loneliness and related factors among spouses of naval personnel. M...

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Main Authors: M Amidi Mazaheri, Sh Mirzaman, Z Manouchehri, Z Torabi
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Published: Iran Air Force Health Administration 2016-10-01
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Online Access:http://ebnesina.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-410-en.pdf
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description Background: Given the important effects of loneliness on health and it has not been studied precisely in our country among the spouses of personnel deployed to long-term missions, therefore, the current study was done to investigate loneliness and related factors among spouses of naval personnel. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study with simple random sampling, 120 spouses of personnel deployed to long-term naval missions were selected in one of the regions of the navy in 2015. They were assessed using the short form of the Social-Emotional Loneliness Scale (SELSA-S). Data were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: The mean and standard deviation of romantic loneliness, family loneliness, social loneliness, and general loneliness were 12.8±7.6, 7.8±4.5, 12.5±4.9, and 32.9±9.8, respectively. Also, it was found significant differences in loneliness scores (general, social, or family) among different age groups, number of children, and work experience of spouse (p<0.05). Conclusion: The highest value in loneliness is related to romantic loneliness score. Younger women with fewer children are at risk of more loneliness in its all aspects.
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spelling doaj-art-4e9b6cdf2e5b4d79b0aebb6f88b432852025-08-20T01:58:11ZfasIran Air Force Health Administrationفصلنامه ابن سینا1735-95032645-46532016-10-0118349An investigation of loneliness and related factors among the spouses of personnel deployed to long-term naval missionsM Amidi Mazaheri0Sh Mirzaman1Z Manouchehri2Z Torabi3 Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Department of the Health Services, Strategy Navy of Iran, Tehran, Iran A member of Iranian Navy Family Support Committee, Tehran, Iran A member of Iranian Navy Family Support Committee, Tehran, Iran Background: Given the important effects of loneliness on health and it has not been studied precisely in our country among the spouses of personnel deployed to long-term missions, therefore, the current study was done to investigate loneliness and related factors among spouses of naval personnel. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study with simple random sampling, 120 spouses of personnel deployed to long-term naval missions were selected in one of the regions of the navy in 2015. They were assessed using the short form of the Social-Emotional Loneliness Scale (SELSA-S). Data were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: The mean and standard deviation of romantic loneliness, family loneliness, social loneliness, and general loneliness were 12.8±7.6, 7.8±4.5, 12.5±4.9, and 32.9±9.8, respectively. Also, it was found significant differences in loneliness scores (general, social, or family) among different age groups, number of children, and work experience of spouse (p<0.05). Conclusion: The highest value in loneliness is related to romantic loneliness score. Younger women with fewer children are at risk of more loneliness in its all aspects.http://ebnesina.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-410-en.pdfkeywords: lonelinessspousenavy personnel
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navy personnel
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