Assessing Military Community Support: Relations Among Perceived Military Community Support, Child Psychosocial Adjustment, and Parent Psychosocial Adjustment

Military families often experience additional stress due to the military life style, and community support is an important factor that can reduce stress. This study had 198 primary caregivers in military families complete an online survey regarding their psychosocial functioning, perceived community support, and their child's psychosocial functioning. Results indicated that perceived community support played an important role in both military parents' and children's well-being.