The Experience of Military Separation/Deployment for Young Children and Families

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of military duty-related separations/deployment for children ages 4-10 years of age. The research questions were: How do children aged 4-10 years of age describe the experience of military separations/deployment? What are parental perceptions of how their children experienced parental absence for military duty/deployment? What are useful strategies parents have found helpful in managing separations/deployments for their children?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 18, 2019
Accession Number
AD1077360

Entities

People

  • Janice B. Agazio

Organizations

  • The Catholic University of America

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adolescents
  • Budgets
  • Education
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Development
  • Knowledge Management
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Military Training
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Social Psychology
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

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