Families
How Family Structures and Processes Interrelate: The Case of Adolescent Mental Health and Academic Success in Military Families
The transitional nature of military life positions the family to serve as the primary and most stable influence for adolescents in military families. These military-related transitions and stressors may also put youth at risk for depression and academic challenges.
2017
How Family Structures and Processes Interrelate: The Case of Adolescent Mental Health and Academic Success in Military Families
Children of military personnel may be more likely to have depression and academic challenges due to frequent military-related moves and stressors.
2017
Characteristics Associated with Incidents of Family Maltreatment Among United States Air Force Families
From 2002 until 2007, the United States Air Force (USAF) revised the process of determining whether incidents of suspected family maltreatment met the criteria for maltreatment.
2014
Identifying High-Needs Families in the U.S. Air Force New Parent Support Program
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) New Parent Support Program (NPSP) is a voluntary family maltreatment prevention program for expectant parents and parents of young children. NPSP mothers are classified as “low needs” (LN) or “high needs” (HN) based on their Family
2015
Identifying High-Needs Families in the U.S. Air Force New Parent Support Program
The risk for child maltreatment may be higher among families who experience high levels of stress. To better understand this risk in U.S. Air Force (USAF) families, the degree to which new or expectant mothers' level of needs predicted future child maltreatment were explored.
2015