Social relationships are important to health outcomes. The postdeployment family reintegration literature focuses on the role of the civilian family in facilitating the transition from Active Duty military deployment to civilian society.
Interview data from Reserve and Army National Guard men deployed in support of OIF/OEF were examined to explore the importance of military friendships during and after deployment.
The objective of this study is to examine risk factors of physical aggression against a partner in a large representative Active Duty Air Force sample.
Active Duty Air Force members participated in a study examining the risk factors of physical aggression against a partner.
This study examined the relations among three different types of naturally occurring social support (from romantic partners, friends and neighbors, and unit leaders) and three indices of Service member well-being (self reports of depressive symptoms, satisfaction with military life, and perceptio
Researchers explored relationships between negative deployment experiences, naturally occurring social support (i.e. romantic partners, friends and neighbors, and unit leaders), and post-deployment adjustment in Active Duty Air Force personnel.
A retrospective cohort study was conducted to examine risk and protective factors for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms reported by soldiers (n = 2,583) at postdeployment.
This study examined the association between symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in male Vietnam veterans and their use of aggressive behavior in relationships with intimate female partners. Fifty couples participated in the study.
Vietnam Veterans and their female cohabitating partners participated in a study examining the associations between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and perpetration of aggressive behavior toward their female partners.