Parental Deployment and Well-Being in Children: Results From a New Study of Military Families

There are aspects of parental deployment that impact child development and emotional health. The association between deployment and child well-being was examined in this study by interviewing and collecting survey data from military families with a child under 10 years old. Results showed that military children were resilient in general, although children aged 6 to 10 years were more likely to be affected by parental deployment than younger children.