Today's Army Spouse Survey: How Army Families Address Life's Challenges

Abstract

U.S. Army families face not only challenges affecting all families but also those related to military service; the latter challenges may create new problems or exacerbate existing problems. The Army has recognized these unique challenges and implemented programs and services to help Army families and Army spouses, in particular. Although surveys often ask Army family members program-centric questions about their satisfaction with services, the surveys do not address the problems and associated needs that led individuals to seek out the programs in the first place or whether the programs or some other resources helped them resolve their problems. In this study, we used a model of help-seeking and problem resolution (previously applied by RAND Arroyo Center among soldiers) to examine the match between there sources available and challenges faced by Army spouses. We applied the model using a survey completed by more than 8,500 Army spouses. In the survey, these spouses received a list of specific challenges, or issues, experienced within nine problem domains.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1086715

Entities

People

  • Carra S. Sims
  • Margaret Tankard
  • Thomas E Trail

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Commerce
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Care
  • Human Behavior
  • Internet
  • Law
  • Military Education
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • Social Psychology

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  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Systems Analysis and Design