The Significance of Military Contexts and Culture for Understanding Family Well-Being: Parent Life Satisfaction and Adolescent Outcomes

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Military culture and support may influence military families well-being. By having 236 military families with at least one adolescent complete surveys about formal and informal support they received from the military, researchers examined the relationships among perceived support, life satisfaction, and adolescent outcomes. Results highlighted the importance of military support on military family well-being.

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DeGraff, A. N., O'Neal, C. W., Mancini, J. A. (2016). The Significance of Military Contexts and Culture for Understanding Family Well-Being: Parent Life Satisfaction and Adolescent Outcomes. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, 3022-3033. doi:10.1007/s10826-016-0471-0