Military REACH Review | March 2023 Newsletter
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on army families: Household finances, familial experiences, and soldiers behavioral health (Gomez et al., 2022)
- Adult attachment and spousal reports of conflict and quality of partner interactions during a post-deployment reunion (Wood et al., 2022)
- Subjective emotion trajectories in couple therapy and associations with improvement in relationship satisfaction (Crenshaw et al., 2022)
- Military family socialization: An examination of new U.S. military families in online forums (Wehrman 2022)
- Predictors of reintegration adjustment among female U.S. Army spouses: A preliminary exploration (Sullivan et al., 2022)
- Cultivating family resiliency in the context of the military to civilian transition and mental health problems (Norris et al., 2022)
- "We've been here all along:" The collective resilience of transgender and gender diverse U.S. service members (Eleazer et al., 2022)
- Sufficiency of health information during pregnancy: What's missing and for whom? A cross-sectional analysis among veterans (Sheahan et al., 2022)
- Post-high school military enlistment and long-term well-being (Lucier-Greer et al., 2023)
- Moral injury and suicidal ideation among female national guard members: Indirect effects of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness (Shapiro et al., 2022)
- The role of veteran's PTSD symptoms in veteran couples' insomnia (Khalifian et al., 2022)
- Women veterans' attitudes toward family involvement in PTSD treatment: A mixed-methods examination (Reuman & Thompson-Hollands 2022)
A Salute to Our Women Service Members
Haley Sherman , Graduate Research Assistant, Military REACH
Women have supported the U.S. Military since our country was founded. Over time, women’s roles have evolved, but their capability has never wavered. This piece will explore the roles of women throughout our military history, their contributions to our country, and the recent research about women Service members.
Several Military REACH students presented at the Auburn University College of Human Sciences Research Symposium. From left to right:
- Allison Tidwell and Brianna Gordon: Poster titled "Choosing helping hands: Examining patterns of help-seeking from mental healthcare providers among soldiers experiencing stress"
- Haley Sherman: Presentation titled "Examining the dimensionality of a Combat Experiences Scale and examining if religion/spirituality buffers the impact combat exposure has on mental health symptoms"
- Sheila Sjolseth: Poster titled "Back-off pressuring schools: A systemwide structure to meet the child mental health crisis"
In a sample of 9,666 partners who participated in the Millennium Cohort Family Study between 2011-2014, 63% reported logistical barriers (e.g., cost, duration) as the most prevalent barrier to utilizing mental healthcare.
Other barriers were also common:
- 52% reported having negative beliefs about mental healthcare (e.g., lacked trust)
- 35% feared negative consequences (e.g., limited career options)
- 32% internalized mental health stigma (e.g., embarrassment)