Protective Buffering by Service Members During Military Deployments: Associations with Psychological Distress and Relationship Functioning

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 525-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah P. Carter ◽  
Keith D. Renshaw ◽  
Timothy W. Curby ◽  
Elizabeth S. Allen ◽  
Howard J. Markman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
Military Deployments ◽  
Protective Buffering

Attachment, couple communication, and family functioning in relation to psychological distress among service members and veterans.

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-255
Author(s):  
Shelley A. Riggs ◽  
Emily Raiche ◽  
Suzannah K. Creech ◽  
James McGuffin ◽  
Daniel H. Romero
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Couple Communication

scholarly journals Distress in spouses of service members with symptoms of combat-related PTSD: Secondary traumatic stress or general psychological distress?

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith D. Renshaw ◽  
Elizabeth S. Allen ◽  
Galena K. Rhoades ◽  
Rebecca K. Blais ◽  
Howard J. Markman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Service Members ◽  
General Psychological Distress

Protective buffering and psychological distress among couples coping with breast cancer: The moderating role of relationship satisfaction.

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 380-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon L. Manne ◽  
Tina R. Norton ◽  
Jamie S. Ostroff ◽  
Gary Winkel ◽  
Kevin Fox ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Protective Buffering ◽  
Couples Coping ◽  
Moderating Role

Spousal Communication During Military Deployments

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (16) ◽  
pp. 2309-2332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah P. Carter ◽  
Keith D. Renshaw
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Emerging Technology ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Military Deployments ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Spousal Communication ◽  
Long Distance Relationships ◽  
Video Calling ◽  
Research Recommendations

Military deployments are stressful for service members and partners. Communication is an important factor in trying to maintain a relationship during these separations. This article presents a brief overview of communication in long-distance relationships for context, then reviews articles on communication during military deployments. This review reveals that emerging technology has resulted in an increase in the ability to communicate during deployment, although some studies suggest that access to such technology may vary. The few empirical studies that examine new communication technologies have found that different media (e.g., video calling vs. letters) may serve different functions in communication during deployment (e.g., facilitating problem discussion vs. providing tangible reminders of the partner). Military specific concerns, such as restrictions on communication and the potential for communication to distract service members from their mission, also appear to be important factors. The article concludes with clinical and research recommendations.

scholarly journals Protective Factors for Mental Disorders and Psychological Distress in Female, Compared with Male, Service Members in a Representative Sample

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
pp. 570-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie P Mota ◽  
Maria Medved ◽  
Debbie Whitney ◽  
Diane Hiebert-Murphy ◽  
Jitender Sareen
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Service Members

scholarly journals A Retrospective Study of Demographic, Medical, and Psychological Predictors of Readiness in Service Members With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian C Schneider ◽  
Felicia Hendrix-Bennett ◽  
Hind A Beydoun ◽  
Brick Johnstone
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Personality Assessment Inventory ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Work Status ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses ◽  
Military Work

ABSTRACT Introduction Given the significant number of service members who have incurred mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) over the past two decades, this study was completed to determine the relative contribution of demographic, TBI-related, and psychological factors that predict the readiness of service members with primarily mild TBI. Methods and Materials This retrospective study included 141 service members who were evaluated at an outpatient military TBI rehabilitation clinic. Information regarding demographics, TBI-related variables, and psychological factors was collected and entered into hierarchical multinomial logistic regressions to predict military work status. Demographic predictor variables included age, race, gender, rank, service branch; TBI-specific variables including time since injury and neuropsychological variables (i.e., Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV) Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ) and Processing Speed Indices; California Verbal Learning Test-IV total recall t-score); and psychiatric variables including concomitant psychiatric diagnoses and Personality Assessment Inventory indices. The outcome variable was the service member’s military work status (i.e., return to duty (RTD); Medical Evaluation Board-disabled (MEB); retired) at time of discharge from the TBI clinic. Results Statistical analyses indicated that the total model predicted 31% of the variance in work status, with demographics predicting 16% of the variance, concomitant psychiatric diagnoses and WAIS-IV FSIQ predicting an additional 12%, and subjective somatic/psychological distress (Personality Assessment Inventory indices) predicting an additional 3%. Regarding the primary groups of interest (i.e., RTD vs. MEB), stepwise regressions indicated that those who RTD have higher intelligence and report less physical/psychological distress than the disabled group. Conclusions In general, those service members who were able to RTD versus those who were classified as disabled (MEB) were of higher IQ and reported less somatic/psychological distress. Of note, traditional indices of TBI severity did not predict the ability of the sample to RTD. The results suggest the importance of treating psychological conditions and identifying possible indicators of resilience (e.g., higher intelligence) to increase the readiness of service members with mild TBI.

Unit Acceptance and Psychological Distress Among LGB Military Service Members: Preliminary Findings from a National Survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-176
Author(s):  
Wyatt R. Evans ◽  
Christina M. Rincon ◽  
Peter Goldblum ◽  
Scott L. Johnston ◽  
Kimberly F. Balsam
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Military Service Members
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