“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.”
Franks M. M.
Communication and connection during deployment: A daily diary study from the perspective of at-home partners (2018)
“In this study, 87 partners of deployed National Guard service members completed daily diaries, recording their entries for seven consecutive days on the same channels (e.g., phone) each time they communicated with their service member. They recorded their communication activities (e.g., support provision) and how connected they felt with their service member.”
Communication and connection during deployment: A daily-diary study from the perspective of at-home partners (2017)
In this study, 87 partners of deployed National Guard service members completed daily diaries, recording their entries for seven consecutive days on the same channels each time they communicated with their service member. Findings indicated that across the week partners who reported their service member provided them with higher levels of support and made decisions together more often as a couple felt more connected to their service member.