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.
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.
As women continue to represent a fast-growing segment of the present military and Veteran population, more research regarding their combat exposure is needed.
Survey data were used to examine the association between the frequency of asynchronous (e.g., letters, email) and synchronous (e.g., telephone, video) communication on marital quality and psychological well-being (i.e., anxiety, depression, sleep, and loneliness) of civilian spouses during their
There are many approaches to parent training that can help improve parents' and children's functioning. This study explored the intervention of parent training focused on parental locus of control in relation to positive social adjustment in children.
Background: Family caregivers of youth with DD and behavioral health issues experience the highest level of caregiving strain. Many must also deal with their own or another family member’s chronic health condition, which may place them at additional risk for poor outcomes.
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.
Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) creates many challenges for families as well as for patients. Few intervention studies have considered both the needs of the person with TBI and his or her family and included both in the intervention process.
Recent studies have found that military-connected students confront many challenges-such as secondary traumatization-that may stem from a parent's deployment and frequent relocations.
Spouses of Service members may experience several stressors during the deployment cycle, and it is important to understand how spouses utilize mental health services during this time.
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.
The examination of rates of child abuse and neglect in military families generally and during the deployment cycle specifically as well as the exploration of general risk and protective factors have significant implications for policies, programs, and future research.
The present study investigated the mechanisms through which a parenting intervention for military families fosters positive peer adjustment in children.
The examination of rates of child abuse and neglect in military families generally and during the deployment cycle specifically as well as the exploration of general risk and protective factors have significant implications for policies, programs, and future research.
Communication about one’s grief is both essential and complicated. We employ communication privacy management theory to examine how bereaved individuals manage the revelation and concealment of private information about the death of a parent or sibling.
Background: U.S. military families are experiencing high obesity rates similar to the civilian population.
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.
This study examined associations between warzone exposures to combat with postdeployment relationship and family functioning in 134 women who deployed to the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In this study, we examined communication frequency via asynchronous (i.e. email/internet, postal mail) and synchronous (i.e.
This document provides the results of a comprehensive review of trainings and resources that educate civilian populations about military culture.
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.
The present study examined the effect of level of traditional masculine gender role norms as well as the moderating effect of cognitive flexibility on community reintegration outcomes in
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.
A small minority of youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are able to attain success in areas of independence and functioning as young adults.
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.
The supportive role of parents of Service members is very important but often overlooked. A group of parents were interviewed to examine their reflections on their adult children's deployment.
Alarming numbers of military veterans end their lives each day which has a profound effect on the military population.
Discussing grief can be uncomfortable for both the bereaved and the confidant, and bereaved individuals may seek to control how information about grief is shared.
Caring for a child with a developmental disability can be stressful and may be particularly difficult when additional stressors are added.
Military dependent children have unique experiences and educational needs versus non-military dependent children.