Citation

Sullivan K, Benbenishty R, Astor RA, Capp G, Gilreath TD, Rice E. Mil. Behav. Health 2015; 3(3): 182-189.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/21635781.2015.1038402

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study examines how military parents' gender moderates the association between deployments and well-being and depression among military-connected youth.

METHODS: Secondary analyses were run on 2011 California Healthy Kids Survey data from 1,370 military-connected adolescents.

RESULTS: For depression, we found a significant interaction between deployments and parents' gender (β =.10, p = 0.0208). The relationship between deployment and depression is stronger for children of female service members. We also found a significant association between two or more deployments and well-being (β = 0.24, p = 0.0049).

DISCUSSION: Children of female service members may be at greater risk of psychosocial morbidity. Further, youth well-being may increase during/following deployments, perhaps suggesting resilience.

Language: en