Previously, McLeland and Sutton (2005) assessed marital satisfaction among 46 male civilians and Reserve Component personnel, some of the latter having been alerted for a future deployment.
The relationship between symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in male Veterans from different service eras and their female partners' desire for change in the relationship was examined.
Military deployment affects thousands of families each year, yet little is known about its impact on nondeployed spouses (NDSS) and romantic relationships.
Changes in military female spouses' relationship satisfaction were assessed over the course of a deployment cycle (pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment) via a combination of self-report questionnaires and interviews.
Background: Maternal depression is a common condition among new mothers that can be associated with poor maternal health and negative consequences on infant health.
Survey data were used to examine the relationships among deployment (before and after childbirth), combat exposure, and maternal depression with a sample of female Active Duty Service members.
Prior empirical research on the earnings penalty of being a tied-migrant has focused primarily on the working wives of servicemen.
Census data were used to compare salaries of military spouses to salaries of civilians. Overall, military spouses have lower annual incomes than their civilian counterparts.