Abstract

Deployments can be difficult for military service members and their spouses, with consequences often lasting well beyond when the service member has returned home. Feelings of uncertainty, stress, anxiety, loneliness, and depression are common throughout all stages of deployment. The current study is a 10-year follow-up, which explores the relational impact of deployment and trauma in married, veteran couples and their support needs. This study identified themes including: the impact of deployment (intrapersonal effects, interpersonal effects, communication effects, and impact on the parenting relationship) and coping with deployment (common bonds, formal resources, and barriers to accessing support systems). Themes are considered during pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment stages.

摘要

对于军人及其配偶而言，部署可能很困难，其后果通常会持续到服役人员返回家园之后。不确定、压力、焦虑、孤独和抑郁的感觉在部署的所有阶段都很常见。目前的研究是一项为期 10 年的随访，探讨部署和创伤对已婚、退伍军人夫妇及其支持需求的关系影响。本研究确定的主题包括：部署的影响（内部影响、人际影响、沟通影响和对养育关系的影响）和应对部署（共同纽带、正式资源和访问支持系统的障碍）。在部署前、部署和部署后阶段会考虑主题。