Association of military life experiences and health indicators among military spouses
Corry, N. H., Radakrishnan, S., Williams, C. S., Sparks, A. C., Woodall, K. A., Fairbank, J. A., & Stander, V. A. (2019). Association of military
life experiences and health indicators among military spouses. BMC Public Health, 19. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7804-z
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The physical health of service members and their spouses can have important impacts on family and military readiness. Although research has extensively examined contributors to the physical health of service members, less is known about military spouses’ physical health and the extent to which the military context may impact their physical health. Moreover, the degree to which service members and military spouses are similar in their physical health remains unclear. Therefore, this study used data from 9,872 military couples participating in the Millennium Cohort Family Study to examine their various physical health indicators (i.e., BMI, exercise, strength training, amount of sleep, and substance use), military support, social support, and military stress (i.e., deployment stress, injury stress, family stress, and relocation stress). All physical health data were recorded as either meeting or not meeting the Healthy People initiative goals. The majority of service members and military spouses were able to attain most of their health goals, and military support and social support appear to play an important role in helping military spouses reach their health goals.
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