Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
2017
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Source Publication
Journal of Family Psychology
Source ISSN
0893-3200
Abstract
This study drew on the relational turbulence model to investigate how the interpersonal dynamics of military couples predict parents’ reports of the reintegration difficulty of military children upon homecoming after deployment. Longitudinal data were collected from 118 military couples once per month for 3 consecutive months after reunion. Military couples reported on their depressive symptoms, characteristics of their romantic relationship, and the reintegration difficulty of their oldest child. Results of dyadic growth curve models indicated that the mean levels of parents’ depressive symptoms (H1), relationship uncertainty (H2), and interference from a partner (H3) were positively associated with parents’ reports of military children’s reintegration difficulty. These findings suggest that the relational turbulence model has utility for illuminating the reintegration difficulty of military children during the postdeployment transition.
Recommended Citation
Knobloch, Leanne K.; Knobloch-Fedders, Lynne M.; Yorgason, Jeremy B.; Ebata, Aaron T.; and McGlaughlin, Patricia C., "Military Children’s Difficulty with Reintegration after Deployment: A Relational Turbulence Model Perspective" (2017). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 354.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/354
Comments
Accepted version. Journal of Family Psychology, Vol. 31, No. 5 (2017): 542-552.. DOI. © 2017 American Psychological Association. Used with permission.