Family members of U.S. Service members who have died on duty are at risk for debilitating grief; however, little is known about the demographics and composition of these families.
Veterans with family support have better functional recovery and reintegration outcomes. However, families’ ability to support the veteran with PTSD’s rehabilitation and reintegration oftentimes is hindered by interpersonal challenges.
The objective of this study was to pilot the newly developed Male Gender Role Stressor Inventory (MGRSI) in military suicide bereaved (i.e., decedents’ family members and significant others) and to determine the association between Male Gender Role Stress (MGRS) and other life stressors observed
Military deployment can create significant relationship strain. Although most couples navigate the
Veterans' well-being may be influenced by whether they received an honorable discharge. For this study, Veterans completed questionnaires about their mental health and substance use to examine the associations between discharge status and Veterans' well-being.
A summary of the current research about integration of family, school, and community efforts within positive youth development programs, including a review of theoretical foundations and implications for youth program staff.
Introduction: Studies have shown that parents of children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) exhibit higher levels of stress than parents of typically developing children or children with other types of developmental delays (DD).
For veterans separated from the military as a result of acquired mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), the transition from a military identity to a civilian one is complicated by health, cognitive, and psychosocial factors.
Guided by the life-course perspective, this study contributes to the family caregiving, aging, and disability literature by examining the daily experiences of three types of family caregivers in midlife and late adulthood.
Siblings of adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities may have different levels of empathy and feelings toward their sibling than adolescents with typically developing siblings.
Few studies examine family reintegration among National Guard families. Interview data were used to examine National Guard members' and families' experiences of family reintegration following deployment.
Combat deployment is stressful for military spouses, so it is important to examine factors that can improve their relationship satisfaction.
Little is known about how professionals view the inclusion of adult siblings in the care and service coordination of their brothers or sisters with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD).
Little is known about the experience of women in military families who seek to leave an abusive marriage, a process that may be complicated by unique features of military life (i.e., ideals about loyalty, frequent relocation, financial dependence).
National Guard and Reserve Service members have a significantly different experience than Active Duty Service members regarding the deployment and post-deployment process. In this study, the problems Guard and Reserve Soldiers faced upon return from deployment were examined.
To provide effective violence prevention services for Veterans post-deployment, it is important to understand the nature of violence experienced by Veterans. This study investigated the patterns and forms of violence experienced by Veterans with both intimate partners and non-intimate partners.
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The present study described the types and amount of problems and services sought among returned deployed Army National Guard soldiers (4568 soldiers in 50 units). The study responds to gaps in the research literature to better understand community intervention needs of reservists.
Little is known about the relationship between combat exposure and intimate partner violence (IPV) among couples where one partner has deployed with the National Guard or Reserves.
The Military Suicide Research Consortium (MSRC) developed a 57-item questionnaire assessing suicide risk factors, referred to as the Common Data Elements (CDEs), in order to facilitate data sharing and improve collaboration across independent studies.
Sexual assault and sexual harassment may potentially lead to unhealthy cigarette and alcohol use. This longitudinal study had 48,287 Service members report on their experiences of sexual trauma, smoking, and alcohol use (both initiation and relapse).
It is important to understand the associations between deployment and child neglect types in military families. This study examined 390 substantiated child neglect cases in four Army installations; the neglect type and the deployment status at the time of each neglect incident was investigated.
This study examined the relationship among three deployment stressors (warfare exposure, sexual harassment and assault, and family stress during deployment), three mental health categories (posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression, and alcohol misuse), and six areas of functionin
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a prominent issue among Military personnel yet little is known about gender differences in PTSD. This study examined 667 women and 3,608 men U.S. Navy healthcare personnel who were assessed to identify for PTSD.
Positive youth development (PYD) deserves more empirical attention, particularly among children of diverse racial–ethnic backgrounds. Given the need among families for monitoring and supervision during out-of-school time, community-based afterschool is a potentially promotive ecological setting.
Barriers to behavioral health care for Service members include stigma, lack of knowledge, and negative attitudes towards treatment.
Objective: To examine perceptions of identity adjustment in a diverse, national sample of U.S. veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Little is known about how family processes during a deployment (i.e. household routines and rituals, communication) affect the Service member and each family member during reintegration.
Suicide, due to its increased occurrence in recent years, has been a chief
concern of the U.S. military. While there have been many published studies on
the topic, conspicuously absent are studies that have included reserve military