Canadian women with a partner who was deployed at least six months completed semi-structured interviews about their experiences with stress and leisure activities during their partners' deployment.
This exploratory study examines the associated effects of combat exposure on Soldiers assigned to a Midwestern Army National Guard unit. It also explores the secondary and mediating effects of combat exposure on Soldier’s spouses and children.
An exploratory investigation of the associated effects of combat exposure on Soldiers assigned to a Midwestern Army National Guard unit was conducted.
Objective: The present research tested the hypothesis that maternal care moderates the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and subsequent military sexual trauma (MST).
Based upon research indicating that Veterans who had experienced child sexual abuse were at higher risk for military sexual trauma (MST), this study seeks to discover whether maternal care serves as a protective factor in that association.
During reunion following wartime deployment, military couples are at risk for both depression and relationship distress (Bowling & Sherman, 2008).
Using the relational turbulence model, an examination of military couples and their experience reuniting after wartime deployment was conducted.
Decision-making at home and during deployment was examined for 161 spouses of service members (SMs) who were deployed overseas, using baseline spouse reports. Four types of decisions were included: minor household, major household, financial, and decisions about children.
During deployment, it can often be harder for military couples to communicate and make decisions together. This study examined how couples make decisions during deployment compared to when Service members are home, as well as the role of communication in decision-making.
Spousal commitment toward an employee’s organization is a little-studied construct that deserves attention because his or her spouse may influence the employee’s assessments of organizational commitment and turnover intentions. Using 186 couples, this study investigated spousal influence on U.S.