“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.”
Marini C. 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.”
Examining multiple rhythms of military and veteran family life (2018)
“This review considers existing literature about military and veteran families’ deployment-related experiences in relation to three separate, yet related, temporal rhythms. First, we consider military family functioning within a short-term rhythm focused on dynamic family interactions (e.g., communicative exchanges) that occur daily.”
Emotion expression, avoidance and psychological health during reintegration: A dyadic analysis of actor and partner associations within a sample of military couples (2015)
This article evaluated whether military couples’ coping strategies and emotional expression impacted each partner’s psychological health during reintegration. Authors simultaneously evaluated associations between service members’ own coping and psychological health, and how their significant others’ were impacted.
Approaching family-focused systems of care for military and veteran families (2013)
This article highlights theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence that illustrate the relevance of systemic approaches to supporting service members, veterans and their families.
Approaching family-focused systems of care for military and veteran families (2012)
This article highlights theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence that illustrate the relevance of systemic approaches to supporting service members, veterans, and their families. We discuss examples of family-centered approaches already in place and identify gaps in existing systems of care.
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.