Geographic Mobility, Family, and Maternal Variables as Related to the Psychosocial Adjustment of Military Children

The impact of geographic mobility, family functioning, and maternal well-being on military youth’s mental health was examined among 86 mother-child dyads with an Active Duty father. Children’s reports of peer relationships, self-esteem, and loneliness were predicted by family cohesion, length of time in the current home, and mother-child relationship quality. Children’s aggression and noncompliance were predicted by maternal depression and mother-child relationship quality.