A Pilot Intervention to Increase Women's Coping Skills in Family Integration after Deployment in Combat Areas
Abstract
The goal of this research is to create an effective intervention that can contribute to the positive reintegration of women in the National Guard and Reserves into their civilian and family lives, which in turn will promote beneficial mental health outcomes for military families and our society. This mixed methods study will address two specific aims: 1) Document specific challenges and facilitators involved in family reintegration for women in the National Guard and Reserves who have recently returned from deployment, and 2) Develop and pilot test a telephone-delivered coping/support intervention using the theoretical framework of the Resiliency Model of Family Stress. Four research questions will be examined: 1. How do women in the National Guard and Reserves who have been deployed in combat zones cope with issues of family reintegration? 2. What are the specific stressors encountered and coping strategies employed by this population during reintegration? 3. How does the Resiliency Model of Family Stress serve as a framework for the development of an economical and viable coping intervention to facilitate family relationships during reintegration? 4. How does participation in a telephone-delivered coping support intervention impact on family coping skills?
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA596492
Entities
People
- Patricia J. Kelly