Who supports the troops? Social support domains and sources in active duty Army networks
- Barr, N., Petry, L., Fulginiti, A., Arora, A., Cederbaum, J., Castro, C., & Rice, E. (2025). Who supports the troops? Social support domains and sources in active duty Army networks. Armed Forces & Society, 51(1), 3-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327X231182907
- This study examined the social support networks of active-duty Soldiers. 241 active-duty Soldiers reported which of their network contacts they could turn to for emotional, informational, and mental health help-seeking support and indicated the relationship type (e.g., relative, military friend), gender, and race of each contact. They also reported their own demographic information (e.g., race, rank), as well as unit cohesion. Overall, Soldiers seemed well-connected: over 90% reported at least 1 person to whom they could go for support. Notably, romantic partners were important sources of all types of support.
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