Work, Stress, and Health of Military Couples across Transitions

Wan, Wylie H.; Haverly, Sarah N.; Hammer, Leslie B.

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“…Given that the experiences of underserved populations in the workplace (e.g., veterans) may be unique, scholars have increasingly called for additional research on such underserved populations (Colella et al, 2017). As suggested by Wan et al (2018), there is a clear need for supports that can lead to improved family relationships for veterans and their families. Unfortunately, veterans face many potential difficulties arising from the organizational context, including a lack of positive support interactions and stigma in the workplace (Keeling et al, 2018).…”

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“…Further, attending to the family support needs of veterans may be particularly important, as these relationships can foster improved aspects of well-being (e.g., reduced posttraumatic stress disorder; Romero, Riggs, & Ruggero, 2015; veteran and spouse sleep; Arpin, Starkey, Mohr, Greenhalgh, & Hammer, 2018). Additionally, building positive marital relationships may be particularly important for veterans who are, or have recently, transitioned back into the workplace given their and their families’ particular needs and sensitivities related to such transitions (Hammer, Wan, Brockwood, Mohr, & Carlson, 2017; Wan, Haverly, & Hammer, 2018). However certain risk factors of military service may create difficulty maintaining these family relationships (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder; Ray & Vanstone, 2009).…”

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Supportive supervisor training improves family relationships among employee and spouse dyads.

Brady¹,

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Mohr³

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Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

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Employee family relationships have been increasingly tied to job outcomes and are known to be a strong predictor of employee health and well-being. As such, taking steps toward uncovering actionable tools organizations can implement to foster improvements in family relationship quality is important and should not be overlooked in occupational health psychology interventions. Supportive supervisor training (SST) targets improving employees' ability to meet their nonwork needs; however, the focus and discussions of the implications tied to SST have largely excluded marital and parent-child relationships, spouses, and spousal outcomes. Further, mounting evidence suggests contextual factors shape when SST is most meaningful; however, more research is needed to uncover individual-level factors that may facilitate training effects. This study used a cluster-randomized controlled trial design to evaluate a worksite-based SST with a sample of 250 employees (separated military veterans) and their matched spouses. Using an intent-to-treat approach and 2-level random effects models, results demonstrated that the SST promoted couples' dyadic marital relationship quality 9 months following baseline. Additionally, when employees were under higher levels of baseline stress, couples' dyadic marital relationship quality and positive parenting both improved following the SST. Thus, an SST is beneficial for family relationships as reported by both employees and spouses, which goes beyond previously demonstrated employee health and well-being benefits.

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“…Deployment affects military partners in many way [1]. 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.…”

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

Triwidiyanti¹,

Probowati²,

Pramadi³

2021

Proceedings of the International Conference on Psychological Studies (ICPSYCHE 2020)

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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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Beyond Just Resilience: The Important Role of Work-Family Resources for Military Service Members

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Work, Stress, and Health of Military Couples across Transitions

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Supportive supervisor training improves family relationships among employee and spouse dyads.

Supportive supervisor training improves family relationships among employee and spouse dyads.

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

Beyond Just Resilience: The Important Role of Work-Family Resources for Military Service Members

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