Wanhong Xiong, Changju Liao, Cuicui Zhang, Yufen Liang, Wanfen Xiong, Aiqun Zhu
Perception and needs: a qualitative study on sense of job security among nurses in central and western China
BMJ open
military families militaryconnected youth exhibit significant strengths however sizeable proportion families appear struggling face warrelated stressors understanding consequences war critical public health concern additional resources may needed support military families determine whether rates adverse outcomes higher militaryconnected adolescents war compared nonmilitary peers study secondary data analysis large normative geographically comprehensive administrative data set 2013 california healthy kids survey determine whether militaryconnected youth risk adverse outcomes including substance use experiencing violence harassment weapon carrying wartime outcomes particular concern affect socioemotional adjustment academic success data collected march april 2013 participants included 54679 militaryconnected 634034 nonmilitaryconnected secondary school students public civilian schools every county almost school districts california outcomes included lifetime recent use alcohol tobacco marijuana prescription medications drugs well experiences physical nonphysical violence harassment weapon carrying last year multivariable logistic regression models indicated militaryconnected youth greater odds substance use experience physical violence nonphysical harassment weapon carrying example militaryconnected youth 73 greater odds recent drug use eg cocaine lysergic acid diethylamide odds ratio 173 95 ci 166180 twice odds bringing gun school 220 95 ci 210230 compared nonmilitaryconnected peers odds threatened weapon fight also significantly higher civilian counterparts 187 95 ci 180195 167 95 ci 162171 respectively militaryconnected youth demonstrate resilience however results suggest wartime militaryconnected youth increased risk adverse outcomes compared data 2011 rates negative outcomes appear increasing findings suggest need identify intervene militaryconnected adolescents reflect larger concern regarding wellbeing military families wartime