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The research team within the Center for Research and Outreach has a multi-dimensional approach that includes conducting empirical studies, program evaluations, analysis of secondary data, and the use of empirical research to identify and address key issues impacting children, youth, and families. Through this process, we review academic literature, translate research into practice, develop materials to help non-academics be critical consumers of scientific research, and promote the use of evidenced-based information in decision making.

Perceived Outcomes of Military-Extension Adventure Camps for Military Personnel and Their Teenage Children

Type
PRTW

Military-Extension Adventure Camps provided an opportunity for military personnel who recently returned from deployment to reconnect with their teenagers. The camps used the Campfire Curriculum, and nightly campfire programs from the Blue to You curriculum for military families.

Publication year
2014
Authors
Ashurst, K. L. Smith, L. W. Little, C. A. Frey, L. M. Werner-Wilson, T. A. Stephenson, L. Werner-Wilson, R. J.

Parental provision of academic structure and the transition to middle school

Type
Abstract

This study examined parents' provision of academic structure, and whether they implement it in an autonomy supportive or controlling manner, in relation to children's competence‐related beliefs, motivation, and academic behavior over the transition to middle school.

Publication year
2014
Authors
Grolnick, W. S. Raftery-Helmer, J. N. Flamm, E. S. Marbell, K. N. Cardemil, E. V.

Killed in Combat: The Impact of the Military Context on the Grief Process

Type
Abstract

The purpose of this longitudinal case study was to describe the grief process within a military context of two parents who lost a son in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The couple was interviewed three times during the year following the death of their son.

Publication year
2014
Authors
Faber, A. J. Minner, J. Wadsworth, S. M.

Safeguarding Children and Youth From Sexual Abuse: Understanding Grooming Practices

Type
Research Report

Sexual abuse of children and youth, ages 6-17, refers to sexual acts perpetrated by an individual in relative power to the victim. The sexual abuse of young people typically occurs in private and leaves no physical signs, which makes detection very difficult.

Publication year
2014
Authors
Kuhl, M. W. Casper, D. M. Jordan, A. C. Zemanek, L. J. Pinna, K. L. M. Hawkey, K. R. Koch, B. Otto, M. Langbert, L. Steinman, D. Kearney, J. Otto, M. Tessier, C. Borden, L. M.

Meaningfulness of Service and Marital Satisfaction in Army Couples

Type
PRTW

Questionnaires of married couples (U.S. Army husband and civilian wife) investigated reported meaningfulness of service in relation to Army couples' marital satisfaction while accounting for Service members' posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.

Publication year
2014
Authors
Bergmann, J. S. Renshaw, K. D. Allen, E. S. Markman, H. J. Stanley, S. M.

Intimate Partner Communication From the War Zone: A Prospective Study of Relationship Functioning, Communication Frequency, and Combat Effectiveness

Type
Abstract

This study examined (a) the association between relationship functioning prior to and during deployment, and the frequency of communication during deployment; and (b) the association between relationship functioning and depression during deployment and their influence on Service members’ ratings

Publication year
2014
Authors
Cigrang, J. A. Wayne Talcott, G. Tatum, J. Baker, M. Cassidy, D. Sonnek, S. Snyder, D. K. Balderrama-Durbin, C. Heyman, R. E. Smith Slep, A. M.

The Prevalence of Confirmed Maltreatment Among US Children, 2004 to 2011

Type
Abstract

Importance Child maltreatment is a risk factor for poor health throughout the life course. Existing estimates of the proportion of the US population maltreated during childhood are based on retrospective self-reports.

Publication year
2014
Authors
Wildeman, C. Emanuel, N Leventhal, J. Putnam-Hornstein, E. Waldfogel, J. Lee, H

Maternal Emotion Regulation: Links to Emotion Parenting and Child Emotion Regulation

Type
PRTW

Mother-child dyads participated in a self-report and observational study examining the associations between mothers' emotional regulation, parenting behaviors, and children's emotion regulation. Observed maternal emotion regulation was negatively associated with unsupportive parenting.

Publication year
2014
Authors
Morelen, D. Shaffer, A. Suveg, C.