Adolescent Well-Being in Washington State Military Families

Reed, Sarah C.; Bell, Janice F.; Edwards, Todd C.

doi:10.2105/ajph.2011.300165

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“…Military youth in school on a Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base reported more conduct problems than population norms, but there were no differences between youth who did and did not have a parent deploy in the last year (Morris and Age 2009). In another sample of military youth in grades 8, 10, and 12, however, a history of parent deployment was associated with the following: depressed mood, suicidal ideation and binge drinking among 8th grade girls and boys; low quality of life among 8th grade boys; depressed mood among 10th and 12th grade girls and boys; and low quality of life and suicidal ideation among 10th and 12th grade boys (Reed et al 2011). Similarly, among students in the 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th grades in military-connected schools in Southern California, youth substance use was associated with the number of parental deployments (Gilreath et al 2013).…”

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Long-Term Trajectories and Service Needs for Military Families

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Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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The deployment of US military personnel to recent conflicts has been a significant stressor for their families; yet, we know relatively little about the long-term family effects of these deployments. Using data from prior military service eras, we review our current understanding of the long-term functioning and needs of military families. These data suggest that overseas deployment, exposure to combat, experiencing or participating in violence during war deployment, service member injury or disability, and combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) all have profound impacts on the functioning of military families. We offer several recommendations to address these impacts such as the provision of family-centered, trauma-informed resources to families of veterans with PTSD and veterans who experienced high levels of combat and war violence. Recent efforts to address the needs of caregivers of veterans should be evaluated and expanded, as necessary. We should also help military families plan for predictable life events likely to challenge their resilience and coping capacities. Future research should focus on the following: factors that mediate the relationship between PTSD, war atrocities, caregiver burden, and family dysfunction; effective family-centered interventions that can be scaled-up to meet the needs of a dispersed population; and system-level innovations necessary to ensure adequate access to these interventions.

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Long-Term Trajectories and Service Needs for Military Families

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2013

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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“…Participants in this study had more emotional difficulties than did national samples. Reed et al (2011) found significant associations between parents' military service and several measures of well-being, including incidence of depressed mood and suicidal ideation; results differed somewhat based upon gender. Both these studies' results are in keeping with those of previous qualitative work, which demonstrated that parental combat deployment negatively affects adolescents' emotional and psychological health.…”

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“…The return of a parent from an extended absence is most often met with joy and relief; still, these might also be accompanied by the stress, confusion, and distress resulting from the painful events the formerly deployed parent has experienced. Post-deployment, children are challenged by having to rebuild emotional connection with the service member while renegotiating roles and duties (Reed et al 2011;Riviere and Merrill 2011). These challenges increase exponentially when the returning soldier has experienced physical or psychological injury.…”

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Addressing the Needs of Military Children Through Family-Based Play Therapy

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Ongoing foreign conflicts have exposed militaryconnected children to stressors not generally faced by the general child population. Although many children of service members and veterans are resilient and successfully adapt to these changes, frequent relocation, fluid family structure, and ambiguous loss can become too overwhelming for many children of military families and lead to pathological symptoms that require them to receive treatment. This paper discusses the use of family-based play therapy interventions with military children. It will focus on the following areas:(1) risks to the psychological and emotional health of children of service members, (2) adverse effects of combat stress reactions of military parents on their children, (3) traumatic grief of children whose family member has died or been grievously wounded, (4) family-based therapies currently in the treatment of childhood grief and trauma, and (5) play therapy as a means of treating bereavement and traumatization of military-connected children and their families. A case example demonstrating a couple and family therapist's use of family-based play therapy to deal with traumatic grief of a military child is provided. Recommendations for future research are presented.

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“…The impact of military stressors on health outcomes among MDY is unclear. Some studies indicate that parental deployment to a war zone and relocations have a negative impact (Barnes, Davis, & Treiber, 2007;Bradshaw, Sudhinaraset, Mmari, & Blum, 2010;Chandra et al, 2010;Gilreath et al, 2013;Gorman, Eide, & Hisle-Gorman, 2010;Huebner, Mancini, Wilcox, Grass, & Grass, 2007;Lester et al, 2010;Reed, Bell, & Edwards, 2011), whereas other studies of this population have not found a negative impact (Kelley et al, 2001;Strobino & Salvaterra, 2000;Weber & Weber, 2005). However, to our knowledge, no study has examined the relationship between these military stressors and sexual behaviors among MDY.…”

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Associations Between Parental Deployment, Relocation, and Risky Sexual Behaviors Among a Clinic-Based Sample of Military-Dependent Youth

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Although sexual behaviors have been extensively studied among youth in general, they have been relatively understudied among military-dependent youth (MDY). Furthermore, the impact of unique military stressors, such as parental deployment and multiple relocations, on the sexual behaviors of MDY has not been assessed. In this pilot study, we estimated the prevalence of sexual behaviors among MDY, and examined the association between these behaviors and parental deployment and multiple relocations. Between June and September 2011, we recruited youth (N = 208; aged 15-19 years) who attended a military treatment facility in the southern United States, to complete a short, paper-based survey. We computed prevalence estimates and conducted Chi-square analyses, as well as logistic regression analyses, while adjusting for age, gender, and race/ethnicity. More than half (53.7 %) of the youth reported being sexually experienced, and many of these youth reported engaging in risky sexual behaviors. Parental deployment and multiple relocations were significantly associated only with having had sex in the past 3 months. Although with most sexual behaviors there was no significant association between parental deployment and multiple relocations, many MDY are sexually experienced and engage in risky sexual behaviors. MDY should thus be exposed to evidence-based strategies for sexually transmitted infection and pregnancy prevention, as well as provided with teen-friendly health care services and comprehensive sexual/reproductive health counseling.

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Adolescent Well-Being in Washington State Military Families

Cited by 105 publications

References 45 publications

Long-Term Trajectories and Service Needs for Military Families

Long-Term Trajectories and Service Needs for Military Families

Addressing the Needs of Military Children Through Family-Based Play Therapy

Associations Between Parental Deployment, Relocation, and Risky Sexual Behaviors Among a Clinic-Based Sample of Military-Dependent Youth

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