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The research team within the Center for Research and Outreach has a multi-dimensional approach that includes conducting empirical studies, program evaluations, analysis of secondary data, and the use of empirical research to identify and address key issues impacting children, youth, and families. Through this process, we review academic literature, translate research into practice, develop materials to help non-academics be critical consumers of scientific research, and promote the use of evidenced-based information in decision making.

Perceived Stress, Heart Rate, and Blood Pressure among Adolescents with Family Members Deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom

Type
PRTW

This exploratory study compares perceived stress, loss of psychosocial resources, PTSD symptoms and physiological measures (heart rate, blood pressure) among adolescents who had a family member deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom to both civilian peers and military peers with a nondeployed parent

Publication year
2007
Authors
Barnes, V. A. Davis, H. Treiber, F. A.

Screening Military Dependent Adolescent Females for Disordered Eating

Type
PRTW

Adolescent females and their parents were recruited from an adolescent medicine clinic at a large military medical center, and both completed a short survey after the appointment.

Publication year
2007
Authors
Waasdorp, C. E. Caboot, J. B. Robinson, C. A. Abraham, A. A. Adelman, W. P.

Spouse Abuse and Child Abuse by Army Soldiers

Type
PRTW

In this study, researchers examined the patterns of spouse abuse and child abuse perpetrated within a five year period (2000–2004) in a sample of 10,864 Active Duty Army Soldiers who had substantiated cases of family violence offenses.

Publication year
2007
Authors
Martin, S. Gibbs, D. Johnson, R. Rentz, E. Clinton-Sherrod, M. Hardison, J.

Timing of Postcombat Mental Health Assessments

Type
PRTW
509 Army Soldiers (who had returned within the previous week from a 12-month deployment to Iraq) participated in a study to examine changes in psychological symptoms between homecoming and 120 days later.
Publication year
2007
Authors
Bliese, P.D. Wright, K.M. Adler, A.B. Thomas, J.L. Hoge, C.W.

Influences of Job Search Self-Efficacy of Spouses of Enlisted Military Personnel

Type
PRTW

The influence of employment status, family characteristics, child care conflict, and employment assistance programs on job search self-efficacy was examined in spouses of enlisted military personnel. Annual income and financial situation positively influenced job search self-efficacy.

Publication year
2007
Authors
Trougakos, J. P. Green, S. G. Bull, R. A. MacDermid, S. M. Weiss, H. M.

Parental Deployment and Youth in Military Families: Exploring Uncertainty and Ambiguous Loss

Type
PRTW

Military youth whose parent was deployed were recruited from one of several National Military Family Association (NMFA) camps. In this study, youth completed semi-structured interviews regarding uncertainty, loss, resilience, adjustment, and the ambiguity of having a parent deployed.

Publication year
2007
Authors
Huebner, A. J. Mancini, J. A. Wilcox, R. M. Grass, S. R. Grass, G. A.

Domestic Violence in the Military: Women's Policy Preferences and Beliefs Concerning Routine Screening and Mandatory Reporting

Type
PRTW

Reporting of domestic violence (DV) in the military can be complicated by the lack of confidentiality. Beliefs about routine screening and mandatory reporting of DV by healthcare professionals were described and compared between abused and non-abused female Active Duty Service members.

Publication year
2006
Authors
Carlson Gielen, A. Campbell, J. Garza, M. A. O'Campo, P. Dienemann, J. Kub, J. Snow Jones, A. Lloyd, D. W.

Assessing the Validity of the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale With Treatment-Seeking Military Service Members

Type
PRTW

Three hundred and seventy-six Active Duty officers and enlisted Service members completed questionnaires to assess the concurrent and predictive validity of the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale for Military Service members undergoing substance abuse treatment compared to t

Publication year
2006
Authors
Mitchell, D. Angelone, D. J.

College, Jobs, or the Military? Enlistment During a Time of War

Type
PRTW

This study investigated the factors associated with young men’s likelihood of joining the military after high school, rather than attending college, joining the civilian labor force, or doing some other activity.

Publication year
2006
Authors
Kleykamp, M. A.

Variables Associated with Intimate Partner Violence in a Deploying Military Sample.

Type
PRTW

Factors associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) among deploying Soldiers were examined. Soldiers in intimate relationships completed a survey which asked questions about relationship satisfaction, stress, risky alcohol use, and tactics used during intimate relationship conflict.

Publication year
2006
Authors
Fonseca, C. A. Schmaling, K. B. Stoever, C. Gutierrez, C. Blume, A. W. Russell, M. L.

Mental Health Problems, Use of Mental Health Services, and Attrition From Military Service After Returning From Deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan

Type
PRTW

The Post-Deployment Health Assessments (PDHA) of 303,905 Army and Marine Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and other recent conflicts were reviewed to examine the association between deployment location and mental health care utilization during the first

Publication year
2006
Authors
Hoge, C. Auchterlonie, J. Milliken, C.