This study examined the effect of parental absences (due to deployment) and household relocations on children’s academic achievement, specifically scores on a Texas state-wide standardized math test.
The purpose of this study was to estimate the effect of work-related separations on military families. Specifically, the authors estimate the effect of Gulf War deployment on divorce rates, spousal employment, and children’s disability rates (physical, emotional, or intellectual handicap).
This study used structural equation modeling to examine a strengths-based, community practice model to explore the relationship between formal and informal community-based social networks and family adaptation in military communities.
Military personnel deployed to the Middle East included an unprecedented number of women, many of whom were mothers.
This study evaluated whether or not veteran status predicts an individual’s tendency to use domestic violence as a tactic to resolve marital discord (note: the sample was taken in 1988 and does not represent veterans from OIF or OEF).
This study examined the relationship between conduct problems, peer rejection, and symptoms of depression in early childhood among a group of Dutch children. In this longitudinal study, children were assessed in kindergarten and then 6, 12, and 18 months later.
This study evaluated the role of trauma symptoms (i.e., re-experiencing, avoidance, and hyper arousal) in the development of behavioral problems (i.e., internalizing and externalizing) in maltreated preschoolers within the preschool setting.
This study used a randomized controlled trial to examine the long-term effects of an early preventive intervention for mothers with postpartum depression and their infants, with regard to the quality of maternal interactive behavior, child attachment security, self-esteem, ego-resiliency, verbal
This study compared the prevalence of clinically diagnosed alcohol abuse disorders among Service members with combat-related mild to moderate traumatic brain injuries (MTBI) to those Service members with other combat-related injuries.
This study investigated the factors associated with young men’s likelihood of joining the military after high school, rather than attending college, joining the civilian labor force, or doing some other activity.