Military Spouses
Impact of Vietnam Veterans' Arousal and Avoidance on Spouses' Perceptions of Family Life
This study examined the associations between Vietnam veterans' levels of war-related symptoms of arousal and avoidance and their spouses' perceptions of their current family cohesion, adaptabi
1998
Impact of Vietnam Veterans' Arousal and Avoidance on Spouses' Perceptions of Family Life
53 Vietnam Veterans and their spouses were surveyed to understand how Veterans’ arousal (agitation and
hyperarousal) and avoidance of trauma triggers related to spousal perceptions of family functioning.
1998
Waiting Wives: Separation and Reunion Among Army Wives
42 wives of Army members were interviewed to examine how wives fared as their husbands were deployed to the Sinai Peninsula in in 1987. Deployment produced significant strain on the wives and families; some wives adjusted more quickly and effectively than others.
1995
Distress, Support, and Relationship Satisfaction During Military-Induced Separations: A Longitudinal Study Among Spouses of Dutch Deployed Military Personnel
153 female spouses of Dutch military personnel completed surveys about relationship satisfaction before, during, and after deployment. Levels of satisfaction were fairly high overall, but declined significantly over time.
2014
The Mental Health of Partners of Australian Vietnam Veterans Three decades After the War and Its Relation to Veteran Military Service, Combat and PTSD
240 male Australian Vietnam Veterans and their female partners participated in a study to examine rates of psychiatric diagnoses in the female partners.
2010
There and Back Again: How Parental Experiences Affect Children's Adjustments in the Course of Military Deployments
303 Dutch Soldiers and their partners participated in a study exploring the process of temporary father-child
separation as a result of military deployment. Most of the children were doing quite well and adapted to the separation
and reunion fairly rapidly.
2011