Preliminary Psychometrics and Potential Big Data Uses of the U.S. Army Family Global Assessment Tool
This paper explores the US Army’s Global Assessment Tool and how useful it may be to assess the psychosocial fitness of Army spouses.
Keyword: Spouses
Veterans’ spouses encouraged to register as deadline looming
Under the UK Armed Forces Covenant, in April 2016 the government Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) introduced a National Insurance credits initiative, aimed at supporting spouses or civil partners …
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Moving Experiences: responses to relocation among British military wives
This book chapter discusses the ‘double whammy’ of losses that ‘military wives’ often sustain when they accompany servicemen to overseas postings. It argues that, among other things, trailing wives are …
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The Use of Self as a Research Tool
This book chapter considers the emotional experiences of British servicemen’s wives, whose repeated relocation, especially when accompanying serving personnel to foreign postings, involves sustaining numerous personal losses.
Informal caregiving and intimate relationships: the experiences of spouses of UK military personnel
This research investigates the experiences of military spouses with regards to informal caregiving and intimate relationships. The findings suggest that partners of Wounded, Injured & Sick (WIS) military personnel experience …
Mental Health Difficulties and Help-Seeking Beliefs within a Sample of Female Partners of UK Veterans Diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This study surveys the mental health needs and barriers to help-seeking within a sample of partners of UK veterans who had been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Intimate Partner Violence and Military Women
This article provides data from the first survey that has ever compared military and civilian rates of intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual violence, and stalking. It also addresses the context …
The Impact of Multiple Deployments and Social Support on Stress Levels of Women Married to Active Duty Servicemen
This article examines the relationship between the number of deployments and the stress levels of women married to active duty U.S. service personnel.
Contextual Effects of Military Presence on Women’s Earnings
Military salaries are often determined by rank and by the local market conditions. As a result, the earnings penalty associated with military presence is being borne not by those who …
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Military Spouse Employment: A Grounded Theory Approach to Experiences and Perceptions
This article explores military spouse employment drawing on personal perceptions and experiences as well as the attitudes and opinions of military spouses.
A Cross-Sectional Survey of Stressors for Postpartum Women during Wartime in a Military Medical Facility
Many factors contribute to a healthy pregnancy and childbirth. These events in a woman’s life can be filled with many stressors; from bodily and hormonal changes to social factors, these …
Working Around the Military: Challenges to Military Spouse Employment and Education
A major challenge to ensuring family wide quality of life is overcoming the hurdles associated with military spouse employment. Although many military spouses work, research indicates that they face difficulty seeking employment and equal …
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