Military-related stress and family well-being among active duty Army families
- O’Neal, C. W., & Lavner, J. A. (2021). Military-related stress and family well-being among active duty Army families. Family Relations, 70(4), 1280-1295. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12561
- This study examined the relationship between family well-being and objective (e.g., number of combat deployments) and subjective (i.e., perceived difficulty of coping with military life) military stressors among 266 Army families (Service members and their civilian partners). Family well-being was measured across multiple domains, including couple interactions (e.g., warmth, hostility) and couple relationship quality, parenting quality, and broader family functioning (e.g., closeness, flexibility in response to challenges). Financial stress, family structure, and relationship length were also measured. Perceived difficulty in coping with military life was more strongly related to family well-being than more objective experiences of military stress.
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