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Summary
Children of deployed Service members may experience a variety of difficulties, including emotional and behavioral concerns. The self-reported and parent-reported frequencies of emotional and behavioral difficulties experienced by children during parent deployment were compared across pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment. Children of deployed service members experienced more emotional and behavioral problems overall during deployment and when they had more family and safety worries
Citation
Pfefferbaum, B., Houston, J. B., Sherman, M. D., Melson, A. G. (2011). Children of National Guard Troops Deployed in the Global War on Terrorism. Journal of Loss & Trauma, 16, 291-305. doi:10.1080/15325024.2010.519293