An investigation around the effectiveness of the Quality Improvement System (QIS) developed and implemented by Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County (Florida) was conducted.
Survey data were used to examine the relationships among deployment (before and after childbirth), combat exposure, and maternal depression with a sample of female Active Duty Service members.
Transgender individuals have unique needs within various environments. This study used qualitative methods to identify factors that helped transgender individuals experience resilience and thrive within college environments.
The 20 year longitudinal relationships between post traumatic symptoms and family cohesion were assessed in a group of Israeli Veterans from the 1982 Lebanon War.
Associations between length of deployment, parenting stress, family coping, and sense of coherence on contentment among Army spouses of deployed Service members were explored. Coherence was defined as perception of comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness in daily life.
Homeless female Veterans were interviewed about their experiences with military sexual assault, other potentially traumatic experiences, and mental health symptoms.
In this study, researchers examined associations between relational turbulence (i.e., relational uncertainty and partner interference), relational communication (i.e., openness and aggressiveness), and relational inferences (i.e., affiliation and dominance) during the post-deployment transition (
Little is known about the link between previous experiences with assault and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in military populations.
One hundred twenty-five U.S. Military Service members who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) underwent neurocognitive testing and completed brief psychological measures to identify factors associated with post concussion symptom reporting.
Several studies have linked childhood anxiety symptoms to parenting behaviors; however, the mechanisms of this association are not well characterized and may be due to socialization, shared genes, or a combination of both.
Three hundred sixty-five female OEF/OIF Veterans receiving care at two Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers were surveyed to examine the prevalence of mental health and gender specific conditions, VA healthcare satisfaction, and trauma exposure.
Female civilian spouses of Active Duty Service members were surveyed to compare distress and stressor levels to community averages. The relationships among family stress and strain, social support, demographic variables, and distress were also assessed.
Claims data were used to assess child utilization of the TRICARE Dental Program for a dental check-up at least once during a period of a year. The majority of children enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program had at least one dental check-up during the study year.
Differences in the likelihood of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and suicidal ideation were compared in three different groups: Service members on Active Duty exclusively in the United States, Service members on Active Duty outside the United States in noncombat zones, and Servi
Canadian women with a partner who was deployed at least six months completed semi-structured interviews about their experiences with stress and leisure activities during their partners' deployment.
Risk factors (i.e., drug abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder, mental and physical health) for homelessness among Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) Veterans are examined, with a particular focus on money mismanagement.
A sample of mother-infant dyads were assessed several times in the child's first three years of life to examine the relationships among infant negative reactivity (expression of negative emotions), self-regulation, parenting self-efficacy (belief in one's parenting ability), and child w
Administrative data were used to examine rates of, and risk factors for, abusive head trauma, a type of physical child abuse, among military families with infants 12 months old or younger. The rates of infant abusive head trauma are similar to civilian rates.
Survey data were used to examine the rates of alcohol misuse among National Guard members and their relationship partners, congruence of drinking behaviors within couples, and the effects of alcohol misuse, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on relationship satisfaction, parenti
This study assessed the frequency and quality of communication between National Guard Soldiers, their female spouses (n = 13), and their children (n = 13) before, during, and after deployment.
Becoming more prevalent, a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis can result in relationship distress among treatment-seeking Service members upon arrival home.
Using the relational turbulence model, an examination of military couples and their experience reuniting after wartime deployment was conducted.
A nationally representative sample of families was studied to examine the prevalence of maternal and paternal spanking of children at age three and age five. Associations between spanking and children’s externalizing behavior and receptive vocabulary at age nine were also examined.
22 Muslim Iranian soldiers with PTSD and depression were interviewed to examine their religious experiences. Interview themes regarding spiritual experiences were categorized in two main groups: 1) religious attitudes and 2) sense of dedication to their country.
Survey data from National Guard and Reserve Service members were utilized to examine the role of childhood sexual abuse on both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity and marital satisfaction while accounting for the well-known predictor of combat exposure to both outcomes.
Seventy-six Active Duty Airmen participated in a study that examined associations between willingness to disclose war-zone deployment experiences, severity of PTSD symptoms, and perceived partner support.
This study explored the relationship between spousal commitment, spousal emotions about reenlistment, Service members' reenlistment, and Service members' attitudes towards military service.
Service members' health may be affected by deployment and combat experience. To examine this, scores on measures of Soldiers’ mental and physical health were compared from pre-deployment to immediately post-deployment.
Adolescent pregnancy is related to negative outcomes for adolescents (e.g., school drop-out, poverty) and is financially costly for society. This study examined the incidence of and risk factors for pregnancy among female military dependents in San Antonio, Texas.