Family Resilience in the Military: Definitions, Models, and Policies
Abstract
Military life presents a variety of challenges to military families, including frequent separations and relocations as well as the risks that service members face during deployment; however, many families successfully navigate these challenges. Despite a recent emphasis on family resilience, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) does not have a standard and universally accepted definition of family resilience. A standard definition is a necessary for DoD to more effectively assess its efforts to sustain and improve family resilience. RAND authors reviewed the literature on family resilience and, in this report, recommend a definition that could be used DoD-wide. The authors also reviewed DoD policies related to family resilience, reviewed models that describe family resilience and identified key family resilience factors, and developed several recommendations for how family-resilience programs and policies could be managed across DoD.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2015
- Accession Number
- ADA621553
Entities
People
- Daniela Golinelli
- Karen C. Osilla
- Kirby Bowling
- Laurie T. Martin
- Lisa S. Meredith
- Megan K. Beckett
- Michael P. Fisher
- Sarah O. Meadows
Organizations
- RAND Corporation