The Military Spouse Resiliency Group (MSRG) Peer Support Program: Equipping Families for Resiliency with Tools (EFFRT)

Abstract

Active duty military spouses undergo many stressors as part of their partners military service, including extendedseparation, relocations, single parenting, relationship strains and understanding their service members healthconcerns. They also may struggle to establish careers or finish educational degrees due to the unpredictablenature of military life. This study will evaluate how military spouses participation in a curriculum-based peer supportgroup can help address these stressors and improve their quality of life by facilitating supportive discussions ontopics relevant to spouses and by connecting them to relevant resources. Participants will be asked to completestudy assessments at the beginning, end of the program, and three and six months after the program. Analyses willcompare the outcomes of those who participated with those assigned to a waitlist group to understand whether theprogram led to outcomes such as military spouses mental health, quality of life, self-care practices, social support,and knowledge about and confidence in supporting service members access to health care.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1215040

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  • Elisa V. Borah

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

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  • Biomedical

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  • Abstracts
  • Active Duty
  • Agreements
  • Biomedical Research
  • Child Rearing
  • Computer Programming
  • Curriculum
  • Data Analysis
  • Education
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Law
  • Maryland
  • Mental Health
  • Organizational Structure
  • Professional Development
  • Quality Of Life
  • Students
  • Training

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