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.
When military service members separate from the military, many return to their families of origin, living with their parents for a period of several weeks to years.
Interview data of Veterans living with their parents after separating from the military were utilized to explore their reintegration experiences.
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.
Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) consistently evidence higher rates of intimate partner aggression perpetration than veterans without PTSD, but most studies have examined rates of aggression among Vietnam veterans several years after their deployment.
Self-reported data were used to compare rates of intimate partner violence among OEF/OIF Veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Vietnam Veterans with PTSD.