The Recipe for Being a Good Military Wife: How Military Wives Managed OIF/OEF Deployment

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Summary

Interview data of Army wives were utilized in an effort to capture the nature of their experiences and to obtain a deeper understanding of the military, deployment, and separation from their unique viewpoint. Two main themes emerged: the recipe for being a good military wife and managing split loyalties.

Citation
Aducci, C. J., Baptist, J. A., George, J., Barros, P. M., Nelson Goff, B. S. (2011). The Recipe for Being a Good Military Wife: How Military Wives Managed OIF/OEF Deployment. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 23, 231-249. doi:10.1080/08952833.2011.604526