Efforts to reduce child maltreatment among military families should be based in an understanding of the current research on preventative interventions and the factors that influence their effectiveness.
Efforts to reduce child maltreatment among military families should be based in an understanding of the current research on preventative interventions and the factors that influence their effectiveness.
Perceived social support is negatively associated with severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the literature lacks data about specific sources of support.
There is evidence that perceived level of social support is negatively associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). An examination of the relationships between PTSD and perceived support from different sources were conducted in the study using two distinct samples of Service members.
Objective: Parenting through the deployment cycle presents unique stressors for military families.
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.
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.
Understanding risk factors related to Service members' employment-related outcomes is an important area of research, especially following the return of a deployment back into civilian life.