TY - JOUR
T1 - Total force fitness
T2 - The military family fitness model
AU - Bowles, V.
AU - Pollock, Liz Davenport
AU - Moore, Monique
AU - Wadsworth, Shelley Macdermid
AU - Cato, Colanda
AU - Dekle, Judith Ward
AU - Wei Meyer, Sonia
AU - Shriver, Amber
AU - Mueller, Bill
AU - Stephens, Mark
AU - Seidler, Dustin A.
AU - Sheldon, Joseph
AU - Picano, James
AU - Finch, Wanda
AU - Morales, Ricardo
AU - Blochberger, Sean
AU - Kleiman, Matthew E.
AU - Thompson, Daniel
AU - Bates, Mark J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/3
Y1 - 2015/3
N2 - The military lifestyle can create formidable challenges for military families. This article describes the Military Family Fitness Model (MFFM), a comprehensive model aimed at enhancing family fitness and resilience across the life span. This model is intended for use by Service members, their families, leaders, and health care providers but also has broader applications for all families. The MFFM has three core components: (1) family demands, (2) resources (including individual resources, family resources, and external resources), and (3) family outcomes (including related metrics). The MFFM proposes that resources from the individual, family, and external areas promote fitness, bolster resilience, and foster well-being for the family. The MFFM highlights each resource level for the purpose of improving family fitness and resilience over time. The MFFM both builds on existing family strengths and encourages the development of new family strengths through resource-acquiring behaviors. The purpose of this article is to (1) expand the military’s Total Force Fitness (TFF) intent as it relates to families and (2) offer a family fitness model. This article will summarize relevant evidence, provide supportive theory, describe the model, and proffer metrics that support the dimensions of this model.
AB - The military lifestyle can create formidable challenges for military families. This article describes the Military Family Fitness Model (MFFM), a comprehensive model aimed at enhancing family fitness and resilience across the life span. This model is intended for use by Service members, their families, leaders, and health care providers but also has broader applications for all families. The MFFM has three core components: (1) family demands, (2) resources (including individual resources, family resources, and external resources), and (3) family outcomes (including related metrics). The MFFM proposes that resources from the individual, family, and external areas promote fitness, bolster resilience, and foster well-being for the family. The MFFM highlights each resource level for the purpose of improving family fitness and resilience over time. The MFFM both builds on existing family strengths and encourages the development of new family strengths through resource-acquiring behaviors. The purpose of this article is to (1) expand the military’s Total Force Fitness (TFF) intent as it relates to families and (2) offer a family fitness model. This article will summarize relevant evidence, provide supportive theory, describe the model, and proffer metrics that support the dimensions of this model.
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U2 - 10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00416
DO - 10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00416
M3 - Article
C2 - 25735013
AN - SCOPUS:84943535381
SN - 0026-4075
VL - 180
SP - 246
EP - 258
JO - Military medicine
JF - Military medicine
IS - 3
ER -
