An Exploratory Study of Marital and Quality of Life Ratings Among Male Spouses of Military Members

Lufkin, Kate P.

doi:10.1007/s10591-017-9413-2

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“…Some civilian husbands felt their role was vital to the success of their service member wife, which coincides with a common sentiment within the military that civilian spouses are serving their country through supporting their spouse, often through personal sacrifices (“Do Military Spouses Serve?,” 2011); making personal sacrifices to support their wives may have facilitated some resolution of disappointment regarding their own careers. In keeping with related findings (Lufkin, 2017), the vast majority of participants in this study expressed satisfaction in their role of civilian husband despite challenges in employment due to PCS.…”

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Gender role reversal: Civilian husbands of U.S. military servicewomen as tied‐migrant workers

Dowling,

Jackson,

Landers

2023

Family Relations

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ObjectiveThis qualitative study examined the experiences of male spouses of female service members in the U.S. military (civilian husbands of servicewomen) in their positions as tied‐migrant workers.BackgroundEmployment of civilian husbands of servicewomen is frequently affected when they geographically relocate due to their wives' military service. Because societal norms for husbands as primary breadwinners in marriages persist and the majority of military couples consist of male service members married to female civilian spouses, civilian husbands of servicewomen may experience a gender role reversal in their identities as a spouse and as a provider within their relationships and military culture.MethodSemistructured interviews were conducted with 22 civilian husbands who experienced at least one geographic relocation due to their wife's military service. Descriptive phenomenological analysis was used to discover the essence of participants' experiences.ResultsThemes around defining masculinity, minority experiences in the military, and nontraditional gender provider roles as tied‐migrant workers emerged. Participants experienced a gender role reversal as tied‐migrant workers and as military spouses, and they had some difficulties integrating into military communities. Participants expanded their masculine identities to include performing traditionally feminine tasks and valuing egalitarianism in their spousal relationships when they experienced barriers to breadwinning.ConclusionFindings indicated the importance of emotional support as civilian husbands navigate their masculine identities and relationships both with spouses and as gender minorities in their communities.ImplicationsClinical recommendations for psychotherapists are provided with an emphasis on using emotionally focused therapy with couples consisting of civilian husbands and servicewomen.

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Gender role reversal: Civilian husbands of U.S. military servicewomen as tied‐migrant workers

Dowling,

Jackson,

Landers

2023

Family Relations

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“…With respect to content, the literature emphasizes traditional sex roles via the responsibility of civilian wives to maintain family connections at home while service member husbands focus on the pragmatic tasks of preparing for deployment, executing the mission, and re-acclimating afterward (e.g., Larsen et al, 2015; Long, 2021; Marnocha, 2012). Such limited research on female military members precludes a comprehensive understanding of cohorts such as service member wives, civilian husbands, and dual-career military couples from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds (e.g., Lufkin, 2017; Southwell & MacDermid Wadsworth, 2016). More broadly, it hampers insight into how military service intersects with gender identity to shape relationship maintenance processes.…”

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confidence: 99%

Relationship maintenance among military couples

Knobloch

Monk

Wadsworth

2022

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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A burgeoning body of research on the relationship maintenance of military couples over the past two decades suggests the time is right to organize, assimilate, and critique the literature. We conducted a systematic review informed by the integrative model of relationship maintenance that considered issues of intersectionality. Our literature search identified 81 relevant journal articles representing 62 unique samples. With respect to theory, 59.3% of the journal articles employed one or more formal theoretical frameworks. In terms of research design, 88.7% of the studies focused on the U.S. military, 83.9% of the studies recruited convenience samples, 54.8% of the studies utilized quantitative methods, and 30.6% of the studies collected longitudinal data. Among the studies reporting sample demographics, 96.8% of participants were married, 77.2% of participants identified as non-Hispanic White, and only one same-sex relationship was represented. Our narrative synthesis integrated findings about relationship maintenance from studies examining (a) relationship maintenance overtly, (b) communicating to stay connected across the deployment cycle, (c) disclosure and protective buffering, (d) support from a partner, (e) dyadic coping, and (f) caregiving and accommodating a partner’s symptoms. We interpret our results with an eye toward advancing theory, research, and practice.

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“…The deployment causes the wives to have less control over their husbands, have difficulty in communication with their husbands, worry about their husbands' safety, and lack of knowledge about the husband's conditions in the deployment area. When the husbands go on duty, soldiers' wives experience isolation or lack of social support, increased stress on household duties, and emotional or psychological health problems [2]. Deployment is considered to be stressful events or stressors requiring coping management and is considered to be the greatest predictor of mental and physical wellbeing [3].…”

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The Risk and Protective Factor in the Resilience Development of Indonesian Navy Soldier’s Wives

Triwidiyanti¹,

Probowati²,

Pramadi³

2021

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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One of the stressors for soldier's wife that potentially affect their mental health is the deployment or assignment of their husband for 3-12 months apart from his wife and children. Wives of soldiers must have resilience, the ability to survive or bounce back from the stresses of life. The aim of this study is to evaluate the risk and protective factor in the resilience development of Indonesian Navy soldier's wives during the deployment of husbands. This study used a qualitative case study approach. The respondents were 7 wives of Indonesian Navy soldiers whose husbands were on duty or had served for 3 months or more, and had been married for at least 1 year. The data interpretation technique used interpretative thematic analysis. The study results showed three sources of protective factors, including individual, family, and environmental character. The biggest risk factor was when the child become sick or the wives themselves is sick. The internal protective resilience factors including independence, sociability, humorous, skills, and work experience. The external protective resilience factor including social support, mainly from the family (parents or in-law).

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An Exploratory Study of Marital and Quality of Life Ratings Among Male Spouses of Military Members

Cited by 10 publications

References 36 publications

Gender role reversal: Civilian husbands of U.S. military servicewomen as tied‐migrant workers

Gender role reversal: Civilian husbands of U.S. military servicewomen as tied‐migrant workers

Relationship maintenance among military couples

The Risk and Protective Factor in the Resilience Development of Indonesian Navy Soldier’s Wives

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