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Summary
Seventy-six partnered Air Force Service members were evaluated to determine correlates of family reintegration challenges. Service members reported on relationship functioning, communication, mental health, and reintegration challenges. Results indicated that pre-deployment drinking and relationship difficulties predicted post-deployment reintegration challenges.
Citation
Balderrama-Durbin, C., Cigrang, J. A., Osborne, L. J., Snyder, D. K., Talcott, G. W., Slep, A. M. S., Heyman, R. E., Tatum, J., Baker, M., Cassidy, D., Sonnek, S. (2015). Coming Home: A Prospective Study of Family Reintegration Following Deployment to a War Zone. Psychological Services, 12, 213-221. doi:10.1037/ser0000020