@article{0bb3adc0acf54de3bbc122bf32901dbe,
title = "Mental health symptoms and the reintegration difficulty of military couples following deployment: A longitudinal application of the relational turbulence model",
abstract = "Objective: Understanding the factors that predict the reintegration difficulty of military couples during the postdeployment transition has important implications for theory, research, and practice. Building on the logic of the relational turbulence model, this paper evaluates the relationship processes of reunion uncertainty and reintegration interference from a partner as mediators of the connection between people's mental health symptoms and their difficulty with reintegration after deployment. Method: Dyadic longitudinal data were collected from 555 US military couples once per month for 8 consecutive months. Results: Findings mapped the trajectory of reintegration difficulty and suggested reunion uncertainty and reintegration interference from a partner as mediators of the link between people's depressive and posttraumatic stress symptoms and the magnitude of their reintegration difficulty. Conclusion: These results highlight relationship processes as a key domain of intervention to preserve the well-being of military couples during the postdeployment transition.",
keywords = "deployment, difficulty with reintegration, mental health symptoms, military couples, relational turbulence",
author = "Knobloch, \{Leanne K.\} and Knobloch-Fedders, \{Lynne M.\} and Yorgason, \{Jeremy B.\}",
note = "The authors are grateful to Bryan Abendschein, Erin Basinger, Daniel Byrne, Hallie Davis, Dale Erdmier, Kelly McAninch, J. Kale Monk, Matthew Muscatella, Matthew Pasquini, Laura Saldivar, Claudia Szczepaniak, Erin Wehrman, and Sylvie Xiaowei Zhuang. This study was supported by the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs through the Military Operational Medicine Research Program (Award W81XWH-14-2-0131). The US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick MD 21702-5014, was the awarding and administering acquisition office. Opinions, interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the US Department of Defense. The authors are grateful to Bryan Abendschein, Erin Basinger, Daniel Byrne, Hallie Davis, Dale Erdmier, Kelly McAninch, J. Kale Monk, Matthew Muscatella, Matthew Pasquini, Laura Saldivar, Claudia Szczepaniak, Erin Wehrman, and Sylvie Xiaowei Zhuang. This study was supported by the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs through the Military Operational Medicine Research Program (Award W81XWH‐14‐2‐0131). The US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick MD 21702‐5014, was the awarding and administering acquisition office. Opinions, interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the US Department of Defense.",
year = "2019",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1002/jclp.22734",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "75",
pages = "742--765",
journal = "Journal of Clinical Psychology",
issn = "0021-9762",
publisher = "John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.",
number = "4",
}