PRTW

The Promise of Afterschool Programs for Promoting School Connectedness

Youth, parents and guardian, and school staff reports were used to explore key design features and qualities of after-school programs that foster school connectedness, (i.e., the degree to which youth feel connected to their school, measured by feelings of connection, attendance, and academic out

2010
Anderson-Butcher, D.

The Long War and Parental Combat Deployment: Effects on Military Children and At-Home Spouses

Survey data were utilized to examine the impact of parental combat deployments, parental distress, and cumulative duration of parent deployment on child adjustment (i.e., internalizing, externalizing, depression, and anxiety) in families with currently deployed and recently returned Service membe

2010
Lester, P.
Peterson, K.
Reeves, J.
Knauss, L.
Glover, D.
Mogil, C.
Duan, N.
Saltzman, W.
Pynoos, R.
Wilt, K.
Beardslee, W.

The Impact of Infidelity on Combat-Exposed Service Members

During frequent and lengthy deployments, infidelity may be a concern for Service members and their significant others. This study examined how combat-exposed Service members’ experiences of infidelity during deployment were associated with post-deployment mental health.

2015
Kachadourian, K. L.
Smith, B. N.
Taft, C. T.
Vogt, D.

The Impact of an Operation Purple Camp Intervention on Military Children and Adolescents' Self-Perception of Social Acceptance, Athletic Competence, and Global Self-Worth

Children and adolescents participated in a one-week Operation Purple Camp intervention (a summer camp intended to empower military families and their children to develop and maintain healthy relationships during the course of deployments) to test the effect of the camp on self-perceptions of soci

2012
Chawla, N.
Macdermid Wadsworth, S.