The purpose of this secondary analysis was to understand the coping and adaptation processes of reservist soldiers and one family member throughout the first year following deployment to Iraq. A directed content analysis based on the Roy (2009, 2011) conceptualization of coping …
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More than 300,000 soldiers have returned from Southwest Asia (i.e., Iraq and Afghanistan) with combat-related mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) associated with exposure to improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Despite less visible physical injuries, these soldiers demonstrate…
This research examined the presence of rejection sensitivity among married individuals whose spouse is in the military and currently deployed to a combat zone in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The Adult Rejection Sensitivity Questi…
Military families are a unique population, facing high demands especially during times of separation due to deployment. Previous research highlights the significant impact of parental deployment on children's well-being. Researchers have begun to question how current deployments…
Military service members and their families experienced significant changes following combat deployments to war zones in Iraq or Afghanistan. These changes were related to physical, environmental, cognitive, and emotional stressors. These changes for some service members affecte…
War Stories is a thematically cohesive collection of poems that reveal the pressures and anxieties that are brought to bear upon families and individuals that are profoundly affected by military tradition and lifestyle, specifically in the blue-collar and Irish American communit…
Research on spouses of Iraq and Afghanistan U.S. military service members with combat trauma symptoms has been minimally explored. This project explores the trauma effect on the spouses using Figley's (1999) definition of secondary Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Ten female spou…
The war on terror after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, continues to include ongoing efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries in which the military serve and protect. Active-duty members of the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard continue to serve i…
This qualitative study was completed to gain a better understanding of wives' experience of stress after their husbands have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. The research on problems faced within military couples, specifically related to the partner not in the military, con…
The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the systemic effects of trauma, particularly war-related traumatic stress as a result of military deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, in a sample of recent war veterans and their spouses. With recent…
Prior to the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, prevalence rates of mental health related issues among military families were at or below those in the civilian population (Pedro, et al., 2011). With an estimated 1,417,370 Active Component children currently being tracked,…
Deployment to Afghanistan for Marines and Sailors stationed in Jacksonville, NC is continual. The transition back to home life can be both difficult and stressful. The purpose of this thesis is to increase awareness of the dynamics of reintegration of military members and their …
This dissertation provides a comprehensive examination of the involvement of U.S. military veterans and families in the anti-Iraq War movement which I term the modern "military peace movement." I draw on over two years of participant observation, thirty semi-structured interview…