This theoretical review explores the usefulness of the ambiguous loss framework for
understanding the unique and complex realities of boundary‐spanning relationships in …

The deployment of a family member can be very distressing for military children, but it also
can supply opportunities for growth. This study addresses calls for research on the changes …

In 2009, RAND launched the Deployment Life Study, a longitudinal study of military families
across a deployment cycle in order to assess family readiness. Family readiness refers to …

This study examined how family factors that diminish feelings of loss (frequent
communication) and reflect system-level adaptation (effective household management) …

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, romantic partners and families were forced to
develop new routines under increasingly stressful circumstances. These conditions had the …

Social support is a robust correlate of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and of
general psychological distress (Ozer, Best, Lipsey, & Weiss, 2003). The nature of the causal …

ABSTRACT Relational Turbulence Theory proposes that when romantic partners interrupt
everyday routines in response to transitions, affective arousal will be heightened in the form …

The current study examines a military family stress model, evaluating associations between
deployment‐related stressors (ie, deployment length/number, posttraumatic stress disorder …

Abstract Introduction Many Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Veteran families are
affected by the stressors of Defence family life, including frequent and prolonged parental …

Based on models of family resiliency, this study explored whether deployed and at-home
parents' reports of family communication patterns were associated with reported child …