Couples Coping Through Deployment: Findings From a Sample of National Guard Families

Abstract

Military families face numerous changes and stresses as they negotiate deployments and other life transitions. How they cope with these events is an important part of their overall well‐being and resilience. This longitudinal study on coping in a sample of National Guard couples examined the association between the predeployment coping (active vs. avoidant) of each in the relationship, and their own and their significant others’ mental health (anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD]) and family well‐being (dyadic adjustment and parenting stress) postdeployment.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
May 11, 2017
Source ID
10.1002/jclp.22487

Entities

People

  • Adam Farero
  • Adrian J. Blow
  • Danielle Guty
  • Emily Nichols
  • Lisa Gorman
  • Michelle Kees
  • Ryan P. Bowles
  • Sailaja Subramaniam
  • Sara Lappan

Organizations

  • Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
  • Michigan Public Health Institute
  • Michigan State University
  • University of Michigan

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.