Job satisfaction among Service members is determined by various factors. This study explored the associations among job pressure, demographic factors (e.g., age), and health status with job satisfaction of Active Duty and Reservists Service members.
Children in military families experience health challenges just like children in other families.
Military wives can face unique stressors that may be particularly difficult for mothers who are pregnant or have new babies.
Survey data were used to examine post-deployment coping on internal (e.g., communication, marital quality, child rearing) and external (families response to work-life interference and willingness to make accommodations for these demands) outcome of Army families reunited after a member's dep
Completion of a rehabilitation program for Service members that perpetrate domestic violence can be vital for the well-being of military families and the community.
Researchers determined the patterns and severity of domestic violence incidents (N = 20,959) among Army enlisted personnel as reported to the Army Central Registry database from 1998 to 2002.Over the 5 year period of the study, 58% of the cases were nonmutual (one-sided) and 42% were mutual (bidi
Veterans assessed for inpatient and outpatient posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) services at several Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals were included to examine a model of interrelationships among Veterans’ traumatic exposure, PTSD, guilt, social functioning, change in religious faith, and contin
U.S. combat infantry units who deployed to OIF/OEF (3 Army, 1 Marine Corps) completed an anonymous survey to assess the mental health of Service members and to determine use and barriers to accessing mental health services.
World War II (WWII) ex-Prisoners of War (POW) living in California participated in this study examining the association of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with the quality of intimate relationships.
121 Palestinian children living in an area of bombardment participated in a study to assess the prevalence and determinants of PTSD. Child PTSD symptoms were predicted by child gender, child age, maternal education and maternal PTSD symptoms.
This study used structural equation modeling to examine a strengths-based, community practice model to explore the relationship between formal and informal community-based social networks and family adaptation in military communities.
Being a bully and being bullied are both associated with problems (e.g., mental health concerns, violence) among youth.
While many parenting education programs have been shown to improve parenting skills and behaviors, programs often have difficulty getting parent participation. This study surveyed parents of children in daycare about demographic information and deterrents to participating in parent education.
Rates of intimate partner violence were examined in female Active Duty Soldiers with employed and unemployed civilian husbands. Results indicate that Soldiers with unemployed husbands are more likely to both perpetrate and experience severe intimate partner violence.
Extracurricular activities and youth programs can be valuable contexts for positive youth development. Perceived opportunities for development were compared across extracurricular activities, school classes, and time with friends among high school students in a small Midwestern city.
It is important to study the relationship between deployment and domestic violence. By administering anonymous surveys to both deployed and non-deployed male Service members, the study examined the relationship between deployment and domestic violence.
A group of 170 third-grade students participated in this study to determine whether children of military parents are healthier and more active than children of civilian parents.
There were 1,259 Michigan youth who participated in a longitudinal study predicting risk behaviors, job functioning, and educational outcomes at age 25-26 from extracurricular activity involvement in 10th grade.
The impact of geographic mobility, family functioning, and maternal well-being on military youth’s mental health was examined among 86 mother-child dyads with an Active Duty father.
In-depth interviews were conducted with immigrant women who had experienced abuse by their intimate partners (who were also Service members). Emerging themes considered the intersection of two statuses – that of immigrant and of military spouse/partner.
325 Chinese kindergartners participated in a study examining the effect of harsh parenting on child behavior. Mothers’ harsh parenting affected child emotion regulation more strongly than did fathers. However, harsh parenting emanating from fathers had a stronger effect on child aggression.
Using data from Active Duty and Reserve component Soldiers' spouses, the authors examined the relationship between military community integration, spousal well-being, and spouse preference for his/her Soldier to remain in the Army. Overall, integration in the military community was low.
Gulf War Veterans and non-Gulf War Veterans completed surveys in 1995 about their experiences and health status. This study examined the association between deployment, deployment stress, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
A random sample of male Vietnam War Veterans who were members of the American Legion completed surveys in 1984 and 1998 to investigate risk factors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in this cohort.
Findings from previous research are mixed in identifying and determining the effects and types of violence among intimate partners. Self-report data collected from 488 male U.S.
The associations between parenting practices and child outcomes are well documented, however, the generalizability of the association across different race/ethnicity, family structure, education, gender, and family income is still unknown.
This article analyzed data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) to test the effect of participation in extracurricular activities on high school achievement. It also explored potential connections that linked such participation to academic success.
An assessment of ways in which school, neighborhood, nuclear family, and friendship group contexts jointly contribute to positive change during early adolescence was conducted. Middle school students, parents, teachers, and staff from one county bordering with Washington D.C.