Behind the Brotherhood: Rewards and Challenges for Wives of Firefighters.
Support of family is paramount to reducing the impact of highly stressful work on firefighters. Yet the degree of stress encountered by the family members, particularly spouses, resulting from ongoing job demands and exposure to traumatic situations is unclear. This qualitative study examined the ef...
| Published in: | Family Relations Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 423 - 436 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
July 2005
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