The Role of Online Communication in the Lives of Military Spouses

Rea, Jennifer K.; Behnke, Andrew O.; Huff, Nichole; Allen, Kimberly

doi:10.1007/s10591-015-9346-6

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“…Across types of long-distance relationships (e.g., separations due to military deployment, incarceration, school, work), research highlights imagined interaction (Comfort, Grinstead, McCartney, Bourgois, & Knight, 2005), future thinking, avoidance, and letter writing (Maguire, Heinemann-LaFave, & Sahlstein, 2013) as important maintenance strategies. Military couples, for example, often use social network sites (in addition to video chat tools like Skype) as a means of staying connected, sharing experiences, and giving or receiving updates (Rea, Behnke, Huff, & Allen, 2015). Technology mediated communication (e.g., email, social networking sites) is also integral to maintenance and largely consists of self-disclosure, positivity, assurances, and social network discussions between partners (Dainton & Aylor, 2002;Johnson, Haigh, Becker, Craig & Wigley, 2008).…”

Section: Maintenance In Long-distance Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Relationship Maintenance: A Review of Research on Romantic Relationships

Ogolsky

Monk

Rice

et al. 2017

J of Family Theo & Revie

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137

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Relationship maintenance encompasses a broad array of activities that partners may use to preserve their romantic partnerships. For this article, we systematically review the vast literature (N = 1,149 articles) on relationship maintenance in romantic relationships. We first identify the relevant constructs and propose a conceptual model to organize the literature. Then we turn our focus to the empirical research on the processes and social context of relationship maintenance. We conclude by highlighting the lingering questions in the study of relationship maintenance and offering recommendations for future research.

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Section: Maintenance In Long-distance Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Relationship Maintenance: A Review of Research on Romantic Relationships

Ogolsky

Monk

Rice

et al. 2017

J of Family Theo & Revie

143

137

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“…Regarding the deployment, families establish communications with the military and with each other. Some studies suggest that the use of communication during the mission, especially online communication, is a positive influence and a support for military family members (Carter & Renshaw, 2016;Rea, Behnke, Huff, & Allen, 2015), thus becoming a key component for establishing and maintaining close relationships (Solomon & Vangelisti, 2014). The extended families report that they would like to communicate more with the deployed service member and military services to get more information about, for example, his or her location, performance and the return schedule (Basinger & Knobloch, 2017).…”

Section: Rutina Comunicación Y Afectos De Los Hermanos Y Padres De Lmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, the most sensitive issues, which may be more problematic, are kept for the end of the mission (Pincus, House, Christenson, & Alder, 2001). Communication (interactive or delayed) is the strategy most mentioned by couples as a means of reducing the consequences of physical separation during deployment (Carter et al, 2011;Rea et al, 2015). A study with Portuguese military mentions that couples use more interactive communication, i.e., they prefer to use the mobile phone, telephone, video calls and videoconferences (Barbudo et al, 2014).…”

Section: Rutina Comunicación Y Afectos De Los Hermanos Y Padres De Lmentioning

confidence: 99%

Daily Life, Communication and Affections of Siblings and Parents of Military Service Members in Mission

Duarte

Francisco

Ribeiro

et al. 2020

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)

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The Portuguese military in mission state that parents and siblings are a fundamental support; however, research is very scarce in this area. This study aimed to investigate the impact of a mission on the daily life, communication and emotional responses of 227 relatives of 92 military personnel, 114 siblings (M age = 29.14, SD = 9.81) e 113 parents (M age = 55.06, SD = 9.12). A questionnaire related to the mission was applied, focusing on changes in the daily life, social support, communication and advice to other family members; and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule since receiving notification. The results revealed that the parents suffered more with the notification and that there were changes in family functioning and in the functional support. Communication with the deployed military service member strengthens family relationships, morale, and well-being. Participants reported emotions of concern and pride, and gave advice based on a positive attitude toward the military and the mission.

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“…There are several dimensions that influence an individual to prefer weak-tie support to strong ties: 1) access to different viewpoints, 2) reduced risk, 3) accessibility, and 4) availability of support (Eastin & LaRose, 2005;Walther & Boyd, 2002;Wright & Miller, 2010;Wright & Bell, 2003). Online communication allows military spouses to connect with other military spouses who have been through deployment before for information and support (Rea, Behnke, Huff & Allen, 2015).…”

Section: Advantages Of Online Weak-tie Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Online Social Support: Analysis of an Online Discussion Forum for Significant Others of Deployed Service Members

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2019

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Military deployments can place stress on family members that can affect their physiological and psychological health. Although there has been much research on online social support in healthrelated groups, there is limited research on online social support in a deployment context. The researchers of this study conducted a content analysis of 151 discussion threads related to military deployments in an online forum for the significant others (SOs) of service members to examine the types of social support messages enacted between SOs. These enacted social support messages were further analyzed for each phase of the deployment cycle. Results showed that information and emotional support were the most frequent types of social support enacted by SOs during a deployment cycle. Information support was the most commonly requested type of social support during the pre-deployment and post-deployment phases, while emotional support was requested most often during the deployment phase. In response to the requests for social support, information support was the most commonly provided type of social support during the pre-deployment phase, while emotional support was the most commonly provided type of social support during the deployment and post-deployment phases.

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The Role of Online Communication in the Lives of Military Spouses

Cited by 26 publications

References 21 publications

Relationship Maintenance: A Review of Research on Romantic Relationships

Relationship Maintenance: A Review of Research on Romantic Relationships

Daily Life, Communication and Affections of Siblings and Parents of Military Service Members in Mission

Online Social Support: Analysis of an Online Discussion Forum for Significant Others of Deployed Service Members

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