Mental health symptoms and the reintegration difficulty of military couples following deployment: A longitudinal application of the relational turbulence model
- Knobloch, L. K., Knobloch-Fedders, L. M., & Yorgason, J. B. (2019). Mental health symptoms and the reintegration difficulty of military couples following deployment: A longitudinal application of the relational turbulence model. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75(4), 742-765. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22734
- This study examined the association between individual mental health symptoms and reintegration difficulty for military couples (N = 555) over eight consecutive months. Couples include both an at-home partner and a service member returning from a deployment. Relationship processes (i.e., reunion uncertainty and interference from a partner) were examined as a contributing factor linking mental health and reintegration difficulty. Relationship processes examined include reunion uncertainty (i.e., uncertainty about negotiating the transition from deployment to reintegration) and interference from a partner (i.e., interference in daily routines/tasks). Although the results suggest that the association between these factors were complex, results indicated that mental health symptoms were associated with reintegration difficulties through relationship processes.
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