Spouses' Ability to Cope With Deployment and Adjust to Air Force Family Demands

Using data from a large-scale Community Assessment survey of Air Force members, the author examined Active Duty members’ perceptions of their spouse’s or significant other’s ability to cope with deployment of unknown length and adjust to demands of being an Air Force family. Rank, length of years married, and Service members evaluation of protective factors (e.g., level of social support) influence their perceptions.