215 male Israeli military Veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) seeking compensation for psychiatric conditions and their wives participated in a study.
Since the mid-19th century, wars have delayed, accelerated, and undermined American marriages. These patterns have been attributed to "period effects" since they are similar in all population subgroups.
While “retreat from marriage” rates have been on the rise for all Americans, there has been an increasing divergence in family patterns between blacks and whites, with the former experiencing markedly higher
Employing predictors derived from the stress resistance and adult attachment literature, two studies are reported on the effects of war separation due to Operation Desert Storm on the families of South Carol
Nearly 400 civilian wives (aged 18–56 yrs) of enlisted soldiers who had deployed to Somalia as part of Operation Restore Hope in late 1992 and early 1993 were surveyed in July/August 1993.
Data from over 800 enlisted soldiers were analyzed to assess differences in marital satisfaction as related to participation in Operation Desert Storm.
10 domains of life satisfaction were developed for military wives, based on a factor analysis of 44 items derived from various studies of quality of life.
Examines the relationship between self-esteem, locus of control, accumulated stressors, perceived military stress, and the psychological well-being of 74 Army wives whose husbands were stationed in the Persi
The marital dissatisfaction, depression, and self-esteem problems of 37 wives of naval personnel assigned to 4 submarines, who were each separated from their spouses for 14 weeks, were monitored biweekly, be
Reported a 7-mo study on the depressive affect scores of 31 wives of US naval personnel aboard ships that were deployed.