The Role of Positive Emotions in Reducing Depressive Symptoms Among Army Wives

Army wives participated in a study to examine whether personal resources (e.g., adaptive coping, maladaptive coping, and resilience) plays an important role in the relationship between positive emotions and depressive symptoms following a reunion after deployment. Positive emotions were related positively to adaptive coping and negatively to maladaptive coping, which were in turn related to fewer depression symptoms.