Although many military couples eagerly await reunion after deployment, the reentry of service members into family life can be challenging. This study employed the relational turbulence model to identify the issues facing military couples during the postdeployment transition.
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.
This study examined (a) the association between relationship functioning prior to and during deployment, and the frequency of communication during deployment; and (b) the association between relationship functioning and depression during deployment and their influence on Service members’ ratings