A Longitudinal Analysis of Navy Family Separation
Abstract
The attitudes, psychological adjustment, and health of Navy wives whose husbands were deployed were compared with those of Navy wives whose husbands were at home. Similarly, attitudes, stress, and reenlistment intentions were assessed in the deployed and nondeployed groups of husbands. Pre-, mid-, and postseparation interviews with the wives revealed that separated wives exhibit higher levels of depressive affect and visit the doctor more frequently than do nonseparated wives. The majority of the psychological variables, however, revealed no differences between the groups. The wife's attitude toward reenlistment, the husband's attitude toward the Navy, and the husband's perception of family stress were the best predictors of his reenlistment intention. Data further indicated that the morale of the men in both groups declined over the 7-month period of the study.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA108381
Entities
People
- D. Stephen Nice
Organizations
- Bureau of Naval Personnel