We present the victim rates and severity of child maltreatment in US Army families by the sex of the child and parent from 1990Ð2004. Neglect rates decreased from a high point in 1991 to a low in 2000, but by 2004 the rates had increased to about the 1991 level.
The victim rates and severity of child maltreatment in U.S. Army families by the sex of the child and parent from 1990-2004 were presented. Data were drawn from the Army Central Registry (ACR), which is a complete list of all substantiated child maltreatment incidents.
We evaluated the extent to which military service membersÕ and their significant othersÕ coping strategies (i.e., individual use of emotion expression and avoidance) were independently associated with their ownÑand each otherÕsÑpsychological health during reintegration using an actorÐpartner inte
Whether certain coping strategies are adaptive may depend upon the context and the relationships in which they are used. The effects of Service members' and their partners' use of emotional expression and avoidance on each other's psychological well-being were examined.
Although combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with considerable impairment in relationship adjustment, research has yet to investigate how PTSD symptoms and relationship distress uniquely and jointly predict utilization of a range of mental health services.
An investigation of how posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of National Guard Soldiers and their relationship distress predict utilization of a range of mental health services was conducted.
Military fathers endure repeated separations from their children. In this qualitative study we describe military fathers' range of involvement with their children, paying special attention to the implications of deployment separation and reintegration.
A description of military fathers' perspectives on involvement with their children is provided. Results around father involvement are presented using three overlapping major domains of functioning: cognitive, affective, and behavioral.
The program described in the present article focused on service member parents and their teenage children participating in camps together.