A prospective study of marital distress and mental health symptoms across the deployment cycle
- Knobloch, L. K., & Whisman, M. A. (2023). A prospective study of marital distress and mental health symptoms across the deployment cycle. Journal of Family Psychology, 37(4), 507-516. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001079
- Using data from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS), this study investigated the longitudinal relationship between marital distress and mental health symptoms among married, active-duty Soldiers (N = 2,585) over the course of a deployment. Soldiers self-reported their marital distress and mental health symptoms (i.e., anxiety, depressive, and posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] symptoms) at 3 time points: 1 month predeployment, 3 months post-deployment, and 9 months post-deployment. Overall, Soldiers who reported more marital distress 3 months post-deployment had more severe mental health symptoms 9 months post-deployment, and vice versa.
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