Peer-reviewed article
Parent Psychological Health Following Deployment and Its Association with Child Well-being
Leah Cook, Nastassia Hajal, Sybil Adrienne Cutler, Muskan Datta, Victoria Mollo et al. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This peer-reviewed report looks at how the psychological health of military parents is linked to the well-being of their children after a deployment. It covers both the service member and the parent or caregiver who stays at home. The key points say that symptoms of posttraumatic stress, depression and anxiety in parents were each significantly related to child outcomes. It concludes that military families need more support during the whole deployment cycle and at the family level.
Key points
- The psychological health of the service member and of the at-home parent or caregiver is related to child well-being.
- Posttraumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety symptoms in parents were each significantly related to child outcomes.
- Military families need more support throughout the deployment cycle and at a family level.
Limitations
Only the title and a short list of key points are provided, so the study design, sample, measures, size of the associations and the specific child outcomes are not known. The findings describe associations and cannot show that parental health causes child outcomes.
Abstract
KEY POINTS• Service member's and at-home parent/caregiver's psychological health is related to child well-being.• Posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety symptoms in parents were all found to have a significant relationship to child outcomes.• Military families navigating the deployment experience require increased support both throughout the deployment cycle and at a family level.