Active Duty Air Force personnel who were seeking outpatient mental health treatment participated in a study examining the interactive effect of direct combat exposure and guilt on suicidal ideation.
Members of Troops to Teachers (N = 102 male veterans) were surveyed regarding their career transition experiences and life satisfaction. Primary themes related to career transition included preparation for transition, investment vs. sacrifice, and rewards of new career.
Data from homeless Veterans who visited the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) between October 2009 and September 2010 were analyzed to examine gender and mental health differences between those who had experienced military sexual trauma and those who had not.
The purpose of this scoping review was to determine what the relevant research informs us about which parents of children with chronic disease and/or disability are likely to engage in an on-line social support program and why they choose to be engaged.
Transgender individuals have unique needs within various environments. This study used qualitative methods to identify factors that helped transgender individuals experience resilience and thrive within college environments.
The current article is a qualitative study of the daily lived experiences of resilience that trans youth have as they engage in self-advocacy within their college environments.
This study examines the influence of familism, religion, and their interaction on participation in secular voluntary associations. We develop an insularity theory to explain how familism and religion encourage Americans to avoid secular civic participation.
Twenty male Veterans who received care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and reported a military sexual trauma (but had not received VHA care for it) participated in semi-structured interviews to identify potential barriers to accessing military-sexual trauma care.
Household financial debt in America has risen dramatically in recent years. While there is evidence that debt is associated with adverse psychological health, its relationship with other health outcomes is relatively unknown.
This study used the 2008 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors among Active Duty Military Personnel to determine whether traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with past year drinking-related consequences.
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This review of literature from multiple disciplines argues that the Internet is useful both in communicating support, and in the rapid reestablishment of socially supportive peer networks, when an individual’s support needs change following a transition.
An exploration of U.S. Army Reservists’ concerns and obstacles to returning to the civilian workforce following a combat deployment was conducted.
A longitudinal, qualitative study was conducted with United States (US) Army reservists to explore the concerns and obstacles in the process of returning to the civilian workforce following a combat deployment.
Medical records of 429 Veterans were examined to determine predictors of initial engagement and treatment retention in mental health services at a southwestern VA medical center.
Recent research has provided compelling evidence of mental health problems in military spouses and children, including post-traumatic stress disor
Computerized neurocognitive testing (NCAT) has been proposed to be useful as a screening tool for post-deployment cognitive deficits in the setting of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
One hundred twenty male Veterans who participated in the Troops to Teachers program were surveyed using qualitative methods to examine their career transitions to the teaching profession and life satisfaction.
Relative to the general population, lesbian and bisexual (LB) women are overrepresented in the military and are significantly more likely to have a history of military service compared to all adult women.
Health-promoting activities are important for individuals' well-being. Female military spouses completed surveys about their lifestyles in order to examine factors that influence female military spouses' participation in health-promoting activities.
The purpose of this study was to understand the factors influencing the health promoting behaviors (HPBs) ofmilitary spouses. Pender’s
Background: Despite increasing numbers of women veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, few studies have examined hazardous drinking in this group.
BACKGROUND: The changing scope of women’s roles in combat operations has led to growing interest in women’s deployment experiences and post-deployment adjustment.
Objective: To examine the perceived importance of needs and the extent to which they are met among a sample of family members in an inpatient polytrauma setting.
Objective: Distressed marriages enhance risk for a variety of health problems. Immune dysregulation is one potential mechanism; cross-sectional studies have demonstrated that marital distress is linked to maladaptive immune alterations.
This study employs the uses and gratification approach to investigate how different forms of Facebook use are linked to bridging social capital and bonding social capital. A survey of 152 college students was conducted to address research questions and to test hypotheses.
Recent research demonstrates that it is the quality rather than the frequency of social networking experiences that places individuals at risk for negative mental health outcomes. However, the mechanisms that account for this association have yet to be examined.
Several studies have linked childhood anxiety symptoms to parenting behaviors; however, the mechanisms of this association are not well characterized and may be due to socialization, shared genes, or a combination of both.
In this study, researchers examined associations between relational turbulence (i.e., relational uncertainty and partner interference), relational communication (i.e., openness and aggressiveness), and relational inferences (i.e., affiliation and dominance) during the post-deployment transition (
This study employed the relational turbulence model to examine features of relational communication and dimensions of relational inferences during the postdeployment transition for military service members.