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The deployment life study : longitudinal analysis of military families across the deployment cycle / editors, Sarah O. Meadows, Terri Tanielian, Benjamin R. Karney.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Rand Corporation research report series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families of military personnel--United States.
- Families of military personnel.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxiv, 352 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; digital file (PDF).
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2016.
- Summary:
- "In 2009, RAND launched the Deployment Life Study, a longitudinal study of military families across a deployment cycle in order to assess family readiness. Family readiness refers to the state of being prepared to effectively navigate the challenges of daily living experienced in the unique context of military service. The study surveyed families at frequent intervals throughout a complete deployment cycle -- before a service member deploys (sometimes months before), during the actual deployment, and after the service member returns (possibly a year or more after she or he redeployed). It assessed a number of outcomes over time, including: the quality of marital and parental relationships; the psychological, behavioral, and physical health of family members; child and teen well-being (e.g., emotional, behavioral, social, and academic); military integration (e.g., attitudes toward military service, retention intentions). This culminating report briefly reviews the study design and data collection procedures, presents results from analyses of the longitudinal data collected from some 2,700 military families, and offers recommendations for programs and future research related to military families"--Publisher's web site.
- Contents:
- Data and methods
- Marital outcomes
- Family outcomes
- Psychological and behavioral health of service members and their spouses
- Child and teen outcomes
- Military integration
- Discussion, policy implications, and conclusion.
- Notes:
- "Arroyo Center and National Defense Research Institute."
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