The present study examined maternal and family factors and family mobility as related to mothers' and children's reports of the psychological adjustment of children in military families. Participants were 86 mother-child dyads in U.S. traditional military families.
The impact of geographic mobility, family functioning, and maternal well-being on military youth’s mental health was examined among 86 mother-child dyads with an Active Duty father.
Frequency and quality of family deployment communication was assessed and examined in conjunction with emotions and behaviors reported by military children and spouses (N=26) before, during, and after deployment.
This study assessed the frequency and quality of communication between National Guard Soldiers, their female spouses (n = 13), and their children (n = 13) before, during, and after deployment.
There is a growing research base focusing on intimate partner aggression (IPA) in combat veterans, although little work has focused on IPA assessment.
Deployment and combat exposure can put stress on both a Service member and their intimate relationships.
The decade long conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have placed considerable strain on military families.
Deployment can be a particularly difficult and stressful time for spouses or partners of Service members.
Objectives. We evaluated the Families OverComing Under Stress program, which provides resiliency training designed to enhance family psychological health in US military families affected by combat- and deployment-related stress. Methods.
Evidence-based programs are needed to help military families cope with the stress of deployment. Parent, child, and overall family well-being was compared before and after the Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS) program to examine its effect on resilience and psychological health.