This study pilot-tested a values and mindfulness-based intervention (Re-Entry Values and Mindfulness Program: REVAMP) in a sample of male jail inmates.
Parents’ early life stressful experiences have lifelong consequences, not only for themselves but also for their children.
Resilient children and youth are able to experience positive outcomes despite the presence of risk factors that may threaten their development (Masten, 2001).
Objective: Female veterans are at high risk for intimate partner violence (IPV). A critical issue in the provision of health care to women who experience IPV is the delivery of effective brief counseling interventions that address women's unique needs.
Experiences of loss are known to affect one's sense of self, yet how one's identity is related to loss and the implications for the experience of grief are not well understood.
US military deployments have become more frequent and lengthier in duration since 2003. Over half of US military members are married, and many also have children. The authors sought to understand the process of deployment from the perspective of the military family.
Families must balance closeness and distance in boundaries with a deployed family member in order to maintain a relationship and cope with the separation in healthy ways.
Military dependent children remain a largely unexplored subject, particularly in early childhood education. In an effort to fill the gap in the current literature, this research study focuses on how early childhood teachers perceive the educational needs of military dependent children.
This paper examined the relationship of constructs identified by identity continuity and attachment theories of grief to adjustment to loss from the framework of identity theory.
Deployment may pose stress for both Service members and their children.
Research shows that lower negative reintegration attitudes relate to lower levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among service members. Furthermore, mission preparedness has been shown to buffer the effects of combat exposure on PTSD development.
Intervention for military families that experience multiple deployment and with young children (two to five years old) is relatively understudied. This research examined whether military families with young children would benefit from a multimedia kit especially designed for military children.
Reintegration following deployment can be challenging for Service members and their at-home partners.
This study examined whether perpetrator characteristics (i.e., gender and age) and characteristics of intimate partner maltreatment incident (i.e., intensity of event) were related to intimate partner maltreatment recidivism.
Female Veterans who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) may struggle in finding the best ways to deal with emotional distress and fear for physical safety. This study examined priorities and preferences for healthcare-based IPV counseling for female Veterans.
Objective: This study evaluates the longitudinal outcomes of Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS), a family-centered preventive intervention implemented to enhance resilience and to reduce psychological health risk in military families and children who have high levels of stress related to pa
Military dependent children have unique experiences and educational needs versus non-military dependent children.
Interpersonal resources (e.g., having someone to count on, getting and receiving guidance, sharing activities and interests) are vital to individuals’ well-being.
Repeated military deployments have been a common experience for many military families in the past 15 years.
The current study sampled military families in the Army (N = 266) that included data from both Active Duty and civilian parents and their adolescent children.
Deployment is often a stressful time for military families, and U.S. Service members have been deployed more often and for longer periods of time since 2003 and the start of OIF. This study synthesizes 21 qualitative articles related to the process of deployment among military families.
Although more than two million service members have experienced deployment since 2001, predictors of postdeployment family functioning remain unclear.
Reintegration following deployment is a pivotal time for returning service members and at-home partners. We test logic
derived from the relational turbulence model about depressive symptoms, relational uncertainty, and interference from a
Military families face unique challenges attributed to military-specific events such as deployment and relocation. Healthy family relationship may serve as a protective factor against these challenges.
Parents’ early life stressful experiences have lifelong consequences, not only for themselves but also for their children. The current study utilized a sample of military families (n 266) including data from both active-duty and civilian parents and their adolescent children.
Military personnel can be exposed to a wide range of sexual trauma while deployed, including sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Research has demonstrated that perpetrator characteristics (gender, age, and military status) and incident characteristics (perpetrator substance use and initial incident severity) are associated with intimate partner maltreatment recidivism.