The deployment of a family member can be very distressing for military children, but it also can supply opportunities for growth. This study addresses calls for research on the changes, challenges, and opportunities facing youth during a family member’s tour of duty.
Deployments have a great impact on military families; however, little is known about how military-affiliated children experience family life during a deployment. This study interviewed 33 children of Service members about their experiences during deployment.
Objective: We examined whether older caregiving veterans differ from noncaregiving
veterans in terms of health and psychosocial factors and how these factors
and caregiving aspects (i.e., hours, relationship type) relate to caregiving strain and
It is unknown how caregiving Veterans' differ from non-caregiving Veterans. A survey was conducted to evaluate how caregiving strain and perceived reward varied among a sample of older Veterans.
Research examining relationship quality among combat veterans largely focuses on the role of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with less attention devoted to other correlates of PTSD and relationship quality, such as personality and problematic drinking.
One of the greatest concerns assessed among Service members relates to the consequences deployment may have on their relationships.
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the rate of, and risk factors for, abusive head trauma (AHT) among infants born to military families and compare with civilian population rates.
Administrative data were used to examine rates of, and risk factors for, abusive head trauma, a type of physical child abuse, among military families with infants 12 months old or younger. The rates of infant abusive head trauma are similar to civilian rates.
Supportive relationships are protective against a number of prevalent health risks among military populations, including post-traumatic stress disorder.