Allison received the Master's Thesis Award from Auburn University for her exceptional and well-executed master's thesis. This award is presented to 6 graduate students at Auburn, and this year 3 of the 6 students were from Human Development and Family Science. Learn more about Allison's thesis here. Allison is a PhD student in Human Development and Family Science. In addition to other assistantships, she is a Graduate Research Assistant for Military REACH and creates research summaries on the well-being of military families and assists on research reports for the Department of Defense.
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2 Differences in employment-related outcomes across paid and unpaid internships
Differences in employment-related outcomes across paid and unpaid internships
APA Citation:
Frye-Cox, N., Tidwell, A., Wendling, S. B, Bell, Allison, & O'Neal, Catherine W. (2020). Differences in employment-related outcomes across paid and unpaid internships. Auburn, AL: Military REACH
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Other
Population:
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)
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Frye-Cox, Nick; Tidwell, Allison; Wendling, Sara Beth; Bell, Allison; O’Neal, Catherine Walker
2020
3 Southeastern Council on Family Relations Award Winners
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Members of the Military REACH team attended the Southeastern Council on Family Relations. We presented on topics ranging from mental health policy to Service members and mental health utilization. We had a great time and even came home with awards! *Winners from left to right: Bri Gordon, Allison Tidwell, Emily Scott, Sheila Sjolseth, and Haley Sherman Who to turn to when I need someone to turn to? Exploring the help-seeking behaviors of military service members Presenter: Brianna Gordon* *Who speaks for veteran families? An investigation of voices centered in veteran family research Presenter: Allison Tidwell* *How did rates of child abuse change due to the COVID-19 pandemic? A scoping review Presenter: Emily Scott* *Do policies support family resilience? A thematic analysis of interviews with community-based mental health center leaders Presenter: Sheila Sjolseth*
Should I stay or should I go? The collective effects of work, family, and mental health on military career intentions among active-duty and National Guard and Reserve soldiers
APA Citation:
Tidwell, A. L., & Lucier-Greer, M. (2024). Should I stay or should I go? The collective effects of work, family, and mental health on military career intentions among active-duty and national guard and reserve soldiers. Military Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2024.2376931
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Mental health
Programming
Other
Branch of Service:
Army
Military Affiliation:
Guard
Reserve
Population:
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
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Tidwell, Allison L.; Lucier-Greer, Mallory
2024
This study examined diverse predictors of military career intentions, specifically whether to stay in the military or leave, and differences based on duty status (i.e. active-duty versus National Guard or Reserve [NG/R] Service members). The combined perspectives of the personal choice model of military retention and family systems theory suggest that work factors (i.e. unit support, morale), family factors (i.e. work-family balance, romantic relationship quality), and mental health (i.e. depressive symptoms) simultaneously influence Service members’ military career intentions. Understanding how these factors together impact different dimensions of retention, namely, intentions to stay and intentions to leave, and whether they have a similar impact based on duty status are needed next steps. With data from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience (Army STARRS; N = 3,506 Soldiers), path models examined the direct and indirect paths through which these factors contributed to Soldiers’ intentions to remain and intentions to leave. Then, a multigroup mediation analysis explored possible model differences based on duty status. Unit support and work-family balance directly and indirectly contributed to intentions to remain and/or leave through romantic relationship quality, depressive symptoms, and morale. Few differences emerged between active-duty and NG/R Soldiers. In sum, work factors, family factors, and depressive symptoms worked together simultaneously to explain Soldiers’ military career intentions. Military leadership, at multiple levels, is encouraged to promote supportive work environments and work-family balance. Practitioners may reinforce mental health resources to promote retention.
Should I stay or should I go? An examination of the effects of work and family factors on active-duty and National Guard and Reserve service members’ military career intentions
APA Citation:
Tidwell, A. (2022). Should I stay or should I go? An examination of the effects of work and family factors on active-duty and National Guard and Reserve service members’ military career intentions [Master's Thesis, Auburn University]. https://etd.auburn.edu//handle/10415/8454
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Mental health
Other
Branch of Service:
Army
Military Affiliation:
Active Duty
Guard
Reserve
Population:
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)
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Tidwell, Allison; Mallory Lucier-Greer
2022
The Department of Defense (DoD) prioritizes the retention of military personnel to maintain a ready defense force and earn return on their investment of training highly skilled Service members. Prior research has examined how specific work-related factors, family related factors, and personal well-being impact Service members’ career intentions; however, the cumulative effects of the associations between these factors on military career intentions remains unclear. The current study examined the contributions of work-related factors (i.e., organizational support, morale), family-related factors (i.e., work-family balance, romantic relationship quality), and personal well-being (i.e., depressive symptoms) on career intentions among a sample of 3,506 Soldiers who participated in the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS). Path analysis was conducted to model the direct and indirect effects of work-related factors, family-related factors, and personal well-being on Soldiers’ intentions to remain in military service beyond their current service obligation and intentions to leave military service before the end of their service obligation if they were given the choice to do so. Additionally, a multigroup moderated path model was analyzed to assess whether the same factors emerge as important in predicting retention for active-duty Service members and National Guard and Reserve Service members. A path model assessing the direct and indirect contributions of work-family balance and unit support on Soldiers’ intentions to remain and intentions to leave through morale, relationship quality, and depressive symptoms demonstrated acceptable model fit (
Adolescent difficulties during parental deployment and anxiety: A focus on measurement and family processes
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Sherman, H., O’Neal, C. W., Tidwell, A., & Lucier-Greer, M. (2023). Adolescent difficulties during parental deployment and anxiety: A focus on measurement and family processes. Child & Family Social Work, 28(4), 1110-1120. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13030
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Youth
Deployment
Parents
Mental health
Branch of Service:
Army
Military Affiliation:
Active Duty
Population:
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)
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Research & Summary
Sherman, Haley; O'Neal, Catherine Walker; Tidwell, Allison; Lucier-Greer, Mallory
2023
Approximately 60% of deployed service members leave behind immediate family members, and although military families tend to be adaptive and resilient, evidence suggests that deployments are challenging and difficulties can arise during transitions and family separation, especially for adolescents. Grounded in the family attachment network model and the ABC-X model of family stress, the current study utilized a sample of 204 military families with an active-duty father, civilian mother and adolescent and examined parents' perceptions of adolescents' difficulties during deployment in relation to all three family members' perceptions of the adolescents' mental health (i.e., anxiety symptoms) following deployment. First, analyses of measurement invariance indicated that service members and civilian parents were generally reporting on the same underlying construct of their adolescents' difficulties during parental deployment. Next, a structural equation model demonstrated considerable overlap in service member and civilian parent reports of their adolescents' difficulties during a parental deployment (r = 0.47). Finally, both parents' perceptions of adolescent difficulties during parental deployment were related to their own perceptions of the adolescent's current anxiety but not to the adolescents' reports of their own anxiety symptoms or to the other parent's report of the adolescents' anxiety symptoms. Findings provide support for utilizing these theories in combination, such that disruptions to the family system, and the attachment relationships within that system, in one stage of the deployment cycle, may imply that there are implications for individual-level functioning, namely, anxiety, in the next stage of the deployment cycle. Findings also underscore the importance of examining our measurement tools and collecting data from multiple family members to understand family processes.
7 A review of evidence-based strategies to help military families navigate relocation
A review of evidence-based strategies to help military families navigate relocation
APA Citation:
Vandenberg, C., Hanson, E., Tidwell, A., Sherman, H., Chen, C.-F., O’Neal, C. W., & Lucier-Greer, M. (2023). A review of evidence-based strategies to help military families navigate relocation. Auburn, AL: Military REACH.
Focus:
Children
Youth
Parents
Couples
Mental health
Physical health
Branch of Service:
Army
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Multiple branches
Military Affiliation:
Active Duty
Population:
Childhood (birth - 12 yrs)
Preschool age (2 -5 yrs)
School age (6 - 12 yrs)
Adolescence (13 - 17 yrs)
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)
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Vandenberg, Carlynn; Hanson, Emily; Tidwell, Allison; Sherman, Haley; Chen, Chia-Feng; O'Neal, Catherine W.; Lucier-Greer, Mallory
2023
Empowering through education: Frameworks for relationship education, parent education, and sexual violence prevention
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Cooper, E., Vandenberg, C., Hanson, E., Sherman, H., Saxey, M., Tidwell, A., O’Neal, C. W., & Lucier-Greer, M. (2024). Empowering through education: Frameworks for relationship education, parent education, and sexual violence prevention. Auburn, AL: Military REACH.
Focus:
Children
Youth
Parents
Couples
Programming
Trauma
Mental health
Branch of Service:
Multiple branches
Military Affiliation:
Active Duty
Guard
Reserve
Population:
Childhood (birth - 12 yrs)
Adolescence (13 - 17 yrs)
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)
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Cooper, Erin; Vandenberg, Carlynn; Sherman, Haley; Saxey, Matthew; Tidwell, Allison; O'Neal, Catherine W.; Lucier-Greer, Mallory
2024
Helping school personnel prevent and de-escalate peer aggression: An overview of existing research and insights into programming
APA Citation:
Frye-Cox, N., Sherman, H., Tidwell, A., O’Neal, C. W., & Lucier-Greer, M. (2021). Helping school personnel prevent and de-escalate peer aggression: An overview of existing research and insights into programming. Auburn, AL: Military REACH
Focus:
Children
Youth
Parents
Programming
Population:
Childhood (birth - 12 yrs)
School age (6 - 12 yrs)
Adolescence (13 - 17 yrs)
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Research Report
Frye-Cox, Nick; Sherman, Haley; Tidwell, Allison; O'neal, Catherine; Lucier-Greer, Mallory
2021
1 MILITARY FAMILY READINESS: AN OVERVIEW
Posted by Wright, Emily, L. Tidwell, Allison, and Hanson, Emily
2 THEORY SERIES: FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY IN A MILITARY CONTEXT
Posted by Tidwell, Allison
3 THEORY SERIES: ABC-X MODEL OF FAMILY STRESS
Posted by Tidwell, Allison
4 FATHERS IN THE MILITARY
Posted by Tidwell, Allison
5 FAMILY SCIENCE 101: WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT MATTERS
Posted by Tidwell, Allison
6 PERSPECTIVES OF SERVICE AMONG WOMEN SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS
Posted by Tidwell, Allison
7 CHILDREN’S SELF-COMPASSION: COPING WITH PARENTAL MENTAL ILLNESS
Posted by Tidwell, Allison
COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Posted on March 17, 2023
ALLISON TIDWELL SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS HER THESIS
Posted on November 15, 2022
ALLISON TIDWELL, AWARD WINNING STUDENT
Posted on April 18, 2022
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS: KRISTYN WALDRON, RESEARCH TEAM
Posted on August 01, 2020
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS: BIBHAV BHATTARAI, WEB DEV TEAM
Posted on July 16, 2020
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS: KATIE KRUMM
Posted on March 11, 2020
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS: DUSTIN ELSTON, GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Posted on February 10, 2020
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Let’s Talk about Sleep
Posted by Tidwell, Allison; Military REACH, Research Team
