A Comparison Study of Low Trauma Disclosure Participants and Their Partners in Army Couple

Qualitative and quantitative data were used to examine the experiences of Army couples where at least one partner reported low levels of trauma (e.g., deployment, childhood abuse, assault) disclosure. Three separate groups were identified: couples where both partners reported low levels of trauma disclosure, couples where one partner reported low disclosure and the other mixed, and couples where one partner reported low disclosure and the other high. Differences in individual (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder) and couple functioning (e.g., communication) among participants with low, mixed, and high trauma disclosure were found.