Military adolescents’ experiences of change and discontinuity: Associations with psychosocial factors and school success

Abstract: Objective: Drawing from the contextual model of family stress, social support and depressive symptoms were examined as two psychosocial factors that may link experiences …

What do they know? Exploring adolescent perceptions and beliefs about military service

Abstract: Awareness of the range of military vocational opportunities can come from many places. Influences like family, friends and mentors play a large role in the perceptions …

The lived experiences of highly mobile military adolescents in search of their identity: An interpretive phenomenological study

Abstract: The challenges that military adolescents face, including frequent relocations, pose potential risks to their identity development. The central aim of this study is to …

Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Services among Adolescents in Military Families

Abstract: Military families with adolescents experience high levels of stress associated with parental deployment, but many of these families do not seek or utilize mental health …

Military Stressors and the Well-Being of Adolescents in Canadian Armed Forces Families: The Roles of Relationships with Parents and Peers

Abstract: Adolescents in military families may be at increased risk for psychopathologies because they are simultaneously exposed to both normative developmental stressors and the …

What are the best and worst things about having a father in UK Armed Forces? Analysis of free text responses

Abstract: Objective: This study aims to explore what adolescents report as the best and worst aspects of having a father in the UK military. Methods: Qualitative data were …

Effects of an Interactive School-Based Program for Preventing Adolescent Sexual Harassment: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Evaluation Study

Abstract: Many adolescents experience sexual harassment and victims of sexual harassment have higher risks regarding well-being and health behaviors such as higher risks of …

School Transitions among Adolescent Children of Military Personnel: A Strengths Perspective

Abstract: Adolescents faced with frequent school transitions may be vulnerable to a decline in academic achievement and poor participation in school activities. Because children …