National Guard Couples Communicating During Deployment: The Challenge of Effective Connection.
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| Title: | National Guard Couples Communicating During Deployment: The Challenge of Effective Connection. |
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| Authors: | Blow, Adrian J., Farero, Adam M., Ufer, Lisa, Kees, Michelle, Guty, Danielle |
| Source: | Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal. Sep2022, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p284-293. 10p. |
| Subjects: | Well-being, Uncertainty, Interviewing, Family conflict, Psychology, Mental health, Couples therapy, Deployment (Military strategy), Spouses, Experience, Qualitative research, Conceptual structures, Families of military personnel, Communication, Interpersonal relations, Conceptual models |
| Abstract: | Communication during a combat deployment has changed significantly in current times. Couples can now communicate with each other frequently and through multiple modes. Despite this greater availability of communication options, there remain unanswered questions related to how healthy deployment communication is best achieved between couples, particularly regarding navigating the uncertainty of deployment. In this qualitative study, we report on the experiences of 31 National Guard couples who endured a combat deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Couples were interviewed three months after the soldier returned from deployment. Through the lens of relational turbulence theory, we provide a conceptual framework related to effective and non-effective deployment communication, along with structural communication barriers in the military that may negatively affect the mental well-being of partners. Finally, we provide recommendations to guide couples through these difficult deployments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Communication during a combat deployment has changed significantly in current times. Couples can now communicate with each other frequently and through multiple modes. Despite this greater availability of communication options, there remain unanswered questions related to how healthy deployment communication is best achieved between couples, particularly regarding navigating the uncertainty of deployment. In this qualitative study, we report on the experiences of 31 National Guard couples who endured a combat deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Couples were interviewed three months after the soldier returned from deployment. Through the lens of relational turbulence theory, we provide a conceptual framework related to effective and non-effective deployment communication, along with structural communication barriers in the military that may negatively affect the mental well-being of partners. Finally, we provide recommendations to guide couples through these difficult deployments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 08922764 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10591-021-09588-4 |
