Reference:
Marini, C. M., MacDermid Wadsworth, S. M., Franks, M. M., Wilson, S. R., Topp, D., & Christ, S. L. (2019). Military spouses’ self- and partner-directed minimization in the context of deployment. Military Behavioral Health, 7 (3):245-256. doi: 10.1080/21635781.2019.1580643
Summary:
“In light of technological advances enabling military couples to communicate throughout deployment, spouses of deployed service members often make decisions about what to share with service members, and how to respond to service members’ concerns. In doing so, they manage an emotional boundary between service members and their families.”