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How Family Structures and Processes Interrelate: The Case of Adolescent Mental Health and Academic Success in Military Families

Abstract: The transitional nature of military life positions the family to serve as the primary and most stable influence for adolescents in military families. These …

Coming Home Revisited: Family Life and Military Deployment

Abstract: The war in Iraq and Afghanistan has involved the deployment of hundreds of thousands of American soldiers, many of whom are married and have children. The experience of …

Resilience Building Among Adolescents From National Guard Families: Applying a Developmental Contextual Model

Abstract: A better understanding of resilience building in military-connected children is needed to serve the needs of military families and sustain the security of the United …

Relational Legacies Impacting on Veteran Transition From Military to Civilian Life: Trajectories of Acquisition, Loss, and Reformulation of a Sense of Belonging

Abstract: The veteran cohort has been inextricably linked in the general public’s mind by media-generated perceptions of high risk and fear of crime, echoed in wider contemporary …

Communities Serve: A Systematic Review of Need Assessments on U.S. Veteran and Military-Connected Populations

Abstract: Military veterans and their families face a multiplicity of challenges once they transition from service. Even though more American private and public-sector …

Improving Transitions of Care for Veterans Transferred to Tertiary VA Medical Centers

Abstract: Veterans are often transferred from “spoke” Veterans Administration (VA) clinics or hospitals to “hub” tertiary VA hospitals for advanced inpatient care, but they …

Making dialogue with an existential voice in transition from military to civilian life

Dialogical Self Theory has contributed to the endeavors to map and grid self-identity work in transition from military to civilian life throughout an empirical and longitudinal …

The Applicability of Resilience Training to the Mitigation of Trauma-Related Mental Illness in Military Personnel

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Ongoing participation by the United States in military operations around the world places military personnel at an increased potential for exposure to trauma, …

Beyond the caveman: Rethinking masculinity in relation to men's help-seeking

Abstract: Statistically, men make less use of health-care services than women. This has been interpreted as the result of the ‘hegemonic’ masculine code in which ‘real’ …

Aiming High: Explaining the Earnings Advantage for Female Veterans

Abstract: This study investigates how veteran status influences earnings for working-age American women. Recent increases in women’s participation in the U.S. military mean that …

The Recent Occupation and Industry Employment Patterns of American Veterans

Using the American Community Survey, this research paper examines the type of occupations and industries that U.S. veterans are involved with. 

How Are Iraq/Afghanistan-Era Veterans Faring in the Labor Market?

Abstract: Armed Forces & Society 39(1) 158-183 ªThe Author(s) 2013 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0095327X12449433 …