The Impact of Parental Deployment on Child Social and Emotional Functioning: Perspectives of School Staff

Chandra, Anita; Martin, Laurie T.; Hawkins, Stacy Ann; Richardson, Amy

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.10.009

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“…This was evident in Family 1 who found the second deployment far more stressful for a number of reasons. Chandra, Martin, Hawkins, and Richardson (2010) stressed the need for increased assistance for families affected by multiple redeployments or longer deployments. In contrast, Lowe, Adams, Browne, and Hinkle (2012) and McGuire et al (2012) found little difference between the impact of single and multiple deployments on families; however, McGuire et al (2012) conceded that parents tend to be increasingly negative about the effects of deployment on their children with multiple deployments.…”

Section: Protective Factors Provided By Relationships (Microsystem)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Protective Factors in Families: Themes From a Socioecological Study of Australian Defence Force Families Experiencing Parental Deployment

Rogers

2017

Sage Open

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Family 1He (Sam, 3 years) didn't understand the difference between deployment and going to work, which created huge meltdowns when Caleb was home after deployment and then said he was going to "work." Family 2You are not really in or out after they die. I find it hard to connect with other defence families at Army unit days. Family 3He was also really upset by some of the parenting decisions I had made in his absence. It was hard having those very honest conversations where he was saying he thought those decisions were wrong.

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Section: Protective Factors Provided By Relationships (Microsystem)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Protective Factors in Families: Themes From a Socioecological Study of Australian Defence Force Families Experiencing Parental Deployment

Rogers

2017

Sage Open

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“…Among parents and youth surveyed during annual physicals in a military pediatric clinic, current parent deployment was associated with more child psychosocial symptoms, including greater internalizing symptoms, externalizing symptoms, school problems, and attention problems (Aranda et al 2011). School staff in military-connected schools also reported that deployments may be associated with increased child anxiety (Chandra et al 2010b). Among young children, the association between parent deployment and child behavior was different in different age groups, per caregiver reports with more internalizing behavior being exhibited in children 3 years and older (Chartrand et al 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

Long-Term Trajectories and Service Needs for Military Families

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Palinkas

2013

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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“…American research reveals that students of military members have faced similar challenges to those represented in this study (Chandra, Martin, Hawkins & Richardson 2009;Mmari et al, 2009). A comparative study of national testing data in two American states, North Carolina and Washington, between students of parents deployed for at least 19 months and those not in this situation revealed a statistically significant difference in academic results (see figure 1).…”

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“…Primary and middle school students of deployed parents demonstrated lower levels of functioning in core subject areas regardless of the gender of the parent or the child (Leuscher, 2012). Leuscher, 2012) Student focus groups (Chandra et al, 2009) comprised of American adolescents revealed emotional stress and social difficulties amongst students who had experienced extended periods of parental deployment. Students reported a lack of understanding by teachers and school counsellors regarding the pressures involved (Chandra et al 2009).…”

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Student Support during Parental Military Deployment

Macdonald

Boon

2016

eTropic

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Families of Australian Defence Force (ADF) members also contribute to the defence of our nation. Through maintaining family functioning at home, they enable the ADF member to focus on their operational duties confident that the family members at home are proceeding with day to day lives. Schools play an important role in supporting ADF families by providing the necessary emotional support to enable students to maintain academic engagement and progress. The Defence School Transition Aide (DSTA) program assists school to fulfil this role. Through the provision of proactive and responsive support services for students, teachers and parents and the sharing of a contextual understanding of the ADF lifestyle, Defence School Transition Aides (DSTAs) add to the whole school contribution to supporting the ADF.

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The Impact of Parental Deployment on Child Social and Emotional Functioning: Perspectives of School Staff

Cited by 155 publications

References 13 publications

Protective Factors in Families: Themes From a Socioecological Study of Australian Defence Force Families Experiencing Parental Deployment

Protective Factors in Families: Themes From a Socioecological Study of Australian Defence Force Families Experiencing Parental Deployment

Long-Term Trajectories and Service Needs for Military Families

Student Support during Parental Military Deployment

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