Living a life less ordinary: what can the families of essential workers responding to covid-19 learn from uk military families?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Living a life less ordinary

T2 - what can the families of essential workers responding to covid-19 learn from uk military families?

AU - Gribble, Rachael

AU - Connelly, Vincent

AU - Fear, Nicola T.

PY - 2020/11

Y1 - 2020/11

N2 - Occupational stressors raised by the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively impact on the short and long-term mental health of essential workers as well as that of their family members. Given the lack of research in this area, refl ecting on similarities in the experiences of military families could help identify ways to help support the families of COVID-19 essential workers. This article presents an overview of United Kingdom research on the experiences of military families during separations and the corresponding impacts on their mental health, psychological well-being, and relationships. It considers what helps military families cope during challenging times and discusses lessons that could be adapted from the military community and applied to COVID-19 workers to support families of other occupational groups during times of increased stress and pressure. Lessons learned are applicable not only to those responding to the COVID-19 pandemic but also to similar future events.

AB - Occupational stressors raised by the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively impact on the short and long-term mental health of essential workers as well as that of their family members. Given the lack of research in this area, refl ecting on similarities in the experiences of military families could help identify ways to help support the families of COVID-19 essential workers. This article presents an overview of United Kingdom research on the experiences of military families during separations and the corresponding impacts on their mental health, psychological well-being, and relationships. It considers what helps military families cope during challenging times and discusses lessons that could be adapted from the military community and applied to COVID-19 workers to support families of other occupational groups during times of increased stress and pressure. Lessons learned are applicable not only to those responding to the COVID-19 pandemic but also to similar future events.

KW - Children

KW - COVID-19

KW - Essential workers

KW - Mental health

KW - Military families

KW - Military personnel

KW - Pandemic

KW - Reservists

KW - Resilience

KW - Spouses

KW - UK

KW - Well-being

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85096949783&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.3138/JMVFH-6.S2-CO19-0005

DO - 10.3138/JMVFH-6.S2-CO19-0005

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85096949783

SN - 2368-7924

VL - 6

SP - 27

EP - 34

JO - Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health

JF - Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health

IS - 2

ER -