Impact of deployment on military families with young children: A systematic review
- Trautmann, J., Alhusen, J., & Gross, D. (2015). Impact of deployment on military families with young children: A systematic review. Nursing Outlook, 63, 656-679. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2015.06.002
- Parental deployment can be a stressful experience for young children and their families, especially during the early years of child development when children rely heavily on their parents’ physical and emotional availability for positive development. Using 26 articles published between 2001 and 2014, this systematic review examines the literature on (1) how deployment impacts military families with young children (five-years-old or younger), (2) evidence-based interventions for these families, and (3) the needs of military families from minority racial/ethnic backgrounds and/or lower socioeconomic status. Findings of this review indicate that deployment is associated with poorer individual and family outcomes, but that some intervention programs are helpful to military families with young children.
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