Female wives/partners of active-duty military personnel, reservists, and veterans (N = 235) who had experienced a combat deployment participated in a study on the contributions of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, dispositional optimism, and self-differentiation to romantic relations
Combat deployment is stressful for military spouses, so it is important to examine factors that can improve their relationship satisfaction.
The associations between stressful military experiences and tobacco use and alcohol misuse among Service members are well documented. However, little is known about whether stressful military experiences are associated with tobacco use and alcohol misuse among military spouses.
While smoking and drinking behaviors are well documented among Service members, little is known about smoking and drinking behaviors among military spouses.
To evaluate family‐related stressors and resources associated with the depressive symptoms of military members and their spouses.
It is just as important to engage in preventative interventions to improve military couples' mental health during the pre-deployment period as it is during the deployment and reintegration periods.
Families are a key source of support for National Guard Soldiers, yet little is known about the influence of parents on Soldiers’ pre-deployment well-being. In this chapter, we examine the potential role family may play in the psychological well-being of National Guard Soldiers.
This study empirically developed a theoretical model of army wives’ resilience amid deployment. A sample of 18 women, representing army bases in Southern and Western parts of the United States, were interviewed about their experience of spousal wartime deployment.