Deployment may have a unique impact on very young children (i.e., birth to six years old) in military families. This study evaluated the efficacy of an eight-module home-visiting program directed at increasing postdeployment parenting functioning in military families with very young children.
The effectiveness of marriage education was evaluated in two separate samples of primarily married couples in which at least one member of the couple was on active duty in the U.S. Army. The intervention was delivered by Army chaplains.
An evaluation of the prevention and relationship enhancement program in two separate samples in which at least one member of the couple was on Active Duty in the U.S. Army was conducted. The intervention was delivered by Army chaplains in a two weekend retreat format.
In the Iraq and Afghanistan war context, studies have found that military-connected youth— youth with parents and/or siblings serving in the military—have higher rates of school victimization than their nonmilitary-connected peers.
Military-connected youth (i.e., having a parent or sibling in the military) may be more likely to experience peer victimization than their nonmilitary-connected counterparts.
Formal systems and informal networks are presumed to be significant contexts that affect military families. Their effects on both parents and adolescents in active duty military families are examined (N = 236 families).
Recidivism by spouse abusers was investigated using records of offenders in the U.S. Army Central Registry. Recidivism by gender and military status (active-duty or civilian spouse) was compared over a 70-month period.
It is important to understand what factors contribute to recurrent spouse abuse. By analyzing data from the U.S. Army Central Registry, the study examined elements that were associated with spouse abuse recidivism in military families.