Army

Increases in combat deployments have been associated with rises in rates of child neglect in U.S. military families.

It is important to understand the associations between deployment and child neglect types in military families. This study examined 390 substantiated child neglect cases in four Army installations; the neglect type and the deployment status at the time of each neglect incident was investigated.

Importance: Military families and military-connected youth exhibit significant strengths; however, a sizeable proportion of these families appear to be struggling in the face of war-related stressors.

Data from the 2013 California Healthy Kids Survey (N = 688,713) were used to examine associations between military affiliation and youth substance use, violence, and weapon carrying.

A survey of military wives (N = 77) identifies their most stressful experiences, self-appraised control over these stressors, and coping strategies used.

Interviews and survey data were used to identify common stressors experienced by military wives and explore whether problem-focused coping strategies (e.g., acceptance, planning, active coping, religion, and using emotional support) or emotion-focused coping strategies (e.g., self-distraction, ve

This study examined the relationships between stress, coping, general wellbeing, and sociodemographic characteristics using Lazarus and Folkman’s theory of stress and coping. A descriptive correlational design was used.

Female spouses of deployed Active Duty Army personnel participated in a study examining predictors of general wellbeing (including perceived stress, coping behaviors, and health-promoting behaviors) during deployment separation.

During deployment of National Guard or reserve troops to Iraq or Afghanistan, spouses on the home front have been largely invisible to our collective consciousness. A total of 18 spouses living in rural Wisconsin were interviewed to identify sources of stress and coping strategies.

Interview data from National Guard and Reserve spouses were utilized to identify sources of stress throughout the deployment cycle and explore spouses' coping strategies. Stressors varied from pre-deployment through post-deployment, as did coping responses.