The intersection of pedagogy, personality, parenting and the military population

Abstract

Chapter 1 provides an overview of the current context of military-connected children in schools, my approach to research, and my personal experience in this area.
Chapter 2 delves into the literature using a thematic synthesis to answer the question how education staff can further support military-connected children in schools. Six papers were critically appraised and analysed creating two overarching themes (school systems and military factors) and one underlying theme of military cultural awareness.
Chapter 3 details the research exploring personality and parenting within the context of the British Military. Multilevel modelling found couples scoring higher in adaptive narcissism were more likely to adopt an authoritative (optimal) parenting style, have higher family functioning and be less likely to adopt an authoritarian (non-optimal) parenting style. Indirect effects were found. Couples scoring higher in adaptive narcissism had a higher level of family functioning via optimal parenting style. Couples scoring higher in maladaptive narcissism scored higher in a non-optimal parenting style, have lower family functioning and less implementation of optimal parenting styles. Within couples, the partner scoring higher on maladaptive narcissism was more likely to adopt a non-optimal parenting style. Indirect effects of maladaptive narcissism reduced family functioning via the non-optimal parenting style adopted. For the Armed Forces population, those serving had higher levels of narcissistic rivalry than non-serving (no difference for admiration). Commissioned (higher ranking) officers scored significantly higher than non-commissioned officers on admiration and rivalry. Implications are discussed, with particular reference to those practitioners working with children and families.

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ORCID for Claire Hart: orcid.org/0000-0003-2175-2474

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