Communication of military couples during deployment predicting generalized anxiety upon reunion
- Knobloch, L. K., Knobloch-Fedders, L. M., & Yorgason, J. B. (2018). Communication of military couples during deployment predicting generalized anxiety upon reunion. Journal of Family Psychology, 32(1), 12–21. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000344
- The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between communication during deployment and general anxiety (intense worry, fear) upon service members’ homecoming from a deployment with a sample of 555 military couples. Constructive (e.g., helpful, satisfying) and destructive (e.g., frustrating, disappointing) communication styles were assessed retrospectively within the first week of homecoming. Anxiety was assessed monthly over a period of eight months post-deployment. Results showed distinct influences of both constructive and destructive communication during deployment on anxiety levels at homecoming and the rate of change in anxiety over the following eight months.
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