Reference:
Flittner O’Grady, A. E., Whiteman, S. D., Cardin, J. F., MacDermid Wadsworth, S. M. (2018). Changes in parenting and youth adjustment across the military deployment cycle. Journal of Marriage and Family, 80(2), 569-581. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12457.
Summary:
“This study examined how changes in at-home parents’ mental health and parenting practices related to changes in their children’s adjustment throughout the course of a service members’ military deployment. Participants included at-home parents from 114 National Guard families who were interviewed at four different occasions across the deployment cycle.”