Mental health and stress among army civilians, spouses, and soldiers in a closing military community
- Thomas, J. L., Adrian, A. L., Wood, M. D., Crouch, C. L., Lee, J. D., & Adler, A. B. (2019). Mental health and stress among army civilians, spouses, and soldiers in a closing military community. Armed Forces & Society, 45(4), 612-636. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327X18771004
- This study investigated soldiers, military spouses, and Department of the Army civilian employees (DAs) experiences related to base closure. Participants (N=911) from two U.S. Army communities in Germany were recruited. The study assessed transformation stressors (i.e., stressors associated with community dissolution), positive coping (various coping strategies were assessed), force restructuring leadership (i.e., leadership support during transition), and community cohesion (e.g., feelings of belonging, helping one another) to determine how they are associated with psychological distress (e.g., feeling nervous, hopeless, and restless) and sleep problems (i.e., problems falling or staying asleep, sleep satisfaction, and interference with daily function due to sleep). Notably, less community cohesion was associated with more psychological distress and sleep problems for DAs and soldiers.
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