@article{b173a6fadff6487591a3eca07c4f4ea8,
title = "Suspicion about a partner{\textquoteright}s deception and trust as roots of relational uncertainty during the post-deployment transition",
abstract = "Relational uncertainty is both prominent and pivotal during the transition from deployment to reintegration. Most prior research has considered the outcomes rather than the origins of relational uncertainty, hampering the development of interventions for military couples. We theorize about two predictors of relational uncertainty during the post-deployment transition: suspicion about a partner{\textquoteright}s deception and trust. Results of an 8-wave longitudinal study involving 287 U.S. military couples (N = 4,147 observations) revealed that relational uncertainty increased over the transition for both returning service members and at-home partners. Suspicion about a partner{\textquoteright}s deception, and particularly trust, predicted the relational uncertainty of military couples at homecoming and over time. These findings advance knowledge about the roots of relational uncertainty and suggest ways to assist military couples upon reunion.",
keywords = "Deception, deployment, military couples, reintegration, relational uncertainty, trust",
author = "Knobloch, {Leanne K.} and Knobloch-Fedders, {Lynne M.} and Yorgason, {Jeremy B.} and Basinger, {Erin D.} and Bryan Abendschein and McAninch, {Kelly G.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors are grateful to Daniel Byrne, Hallie Davis, Dale Erdmier, J. Kale Monk, Matthew Muscatella, Matthew Pasquini, Laura Saldivar, Claudia Szczepaniak, Erin C. Wehrman, and Sylvie Xiaowei Zhuang. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs through the Military Operational Medicine Research Program (Award W81XWH-14-2-0131). The U.S. 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 U.S. Department of Defense. Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs through the Military Operational Medicine Research Program (Award W81XWH-14-2-0131). The U.S. 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 U.S. Department of Defense. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2020.",
year = "2021",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1177/0265407520970645",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "38",
pages = "912--934",
journal = "Journal of Social and Personal Relationships",
issn = "0265-4075",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Ltd",
number = "3",
}