Military Children who have experienced multiple deployments of one or both parents are more likely to have emotional and behavioral difficulties compared with their civilian peers (e.g., Chandra et al., 20
Background: Although military families worldwide face changes that include adapting to peace and wartime deployments, few studies have explored how military families adapt to the post-deployment return of a service member.
Moral injury entails emotional distress associated with perceived violations of one’s moral code and has been proposed to be a possible contributor to self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITB) among military personnel.
Research on child development shows that children’s sexual identity generally develops during early adolescence. Generally, by age 10 or 11, youth are aware of their lesbian, gay, or bisexual sexual orientation.
The objectives of this study were to delineate variation in mental and physical health outcomes over a 10-year period among parents with a child with special health needs as compared to parents of a typically developing child; and evaluate the possible protective effects of parental perceived con
Objectives: The present analysis sought to explore the normative rates and correlates of school victimization and weapon carrying among military-connected and nonmilitary-connected youth in public schools in Southern California.
The After Deployment, Adaptive Parenting Tools (ADAPT) program is a 14-week group-based, Web-enhanced parenting training intervention.
Students were surveyed to evaluate associations between peer victimization, psychological distress, student engagement, and academic achievement.
Peer victimization is a well-known national and international problem, contributing to a range of emotional, social, and behavioral consequences.
The magnitude of stress and associated health consequences experienced by caregivers compromises their ability to effectively provide care to children, especially children with disability.
Survey data from U.S. Army officers was used to examine the extent to which spouse career support predicted the likelihood of officers leaving the Army over the next four years.
An examination of the relationships between parental deployment and the cognitive and social-emotional development of preschool age children was conducted. The study divided U.S.
Purpose: The purpose of this observational, point prevalence study is to determine if parental deployment affects the cognitive, social and emotional development of preschool age children in the military family.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate if and to what extent student service members/veterans differ from civilian college students in the prevalence of self-reported symptoms of poor mental health.
There are close to two million children who have parents serving in the United States military. Youth in military families face unique challenges, such as stress about family deployment.
Survey data of members of the U.S. Air Force security forces assigned to a year-long high-threat ground mission in Iraq were used to determine the degree to which Airmen’s emotional and behavioral health and committed relationships were adversely impacted by an extended deployment to a warzone.
The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP) was developed to help support and provide resources to Service members and their families throughout the stages of deployment. This study examined perceived level of support and usefulness of the YRRP.
The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP) was created to meet the needs of National Guard
Service members experience unique financial stressors and buffers. The study examined the effect of financial resources on Soldiers' well-being by having 715 Soldiers self-report their subjective well-being, financial asset, perceived financial knowledge, and constrains on resources.
Although previous research has indicated an elevated prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health problems among veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom following deployment, most of this research has been cross-sectional and has focused on a limite
This study examined the relationship between adolescents’ prosocial and aggressive behaviors and moral affect and cognition (feelings of guilt, shame and empathy, and perspective taking), negative emotionality, and biases in thinking.
The goal of this study was to examine whether moral affect, moral cognition, negative emotionality, and attribution biases independently predicted adolescents’ prosocial and aggressive behavior in adolescence.
The present study examined the impact of financial resources on soldiers’ well-being. Using primary data gathered from a large Army installation in the Midwest, results suggested that soldiers with higher credit card debts and lower perceived net worth had lower levels of subjective well-being.
Objective: Memory complaints are particularly salient among veterans who experience combat-related mild traumatic brain injuries and/or trauma exposure, and represent a primary barrier to successful societal reintegration and everyday functioning.
There are several features of youth programs that support positive youth development. In this study, researchers utilized a participant-observer approach to examine those features in a program specifically targeted toward LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) youth.
The purpose of this study is to investigate 2 research questions: Do pre-deployment religiosity among combat military service members and level of combat exposure predict posttraumatic growth?
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth face a disproportionate risk of a range of problem issues such as depression and drug use (Saewyc, 2011).
Significant rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration have been identified among men with military backgrounds.
Numerous geographical moves may have a negative impact on children’s mental health. This study examined the relationship between the experience of geographical moves in 2008 and military children and adolescents’ mental health care visits in 2009.