Download or read book An Exploration Into the Impacts of Life Satisfaction and Social Support on Military Wives Successful Performance While Enrolled in Graduate School written by Marlene Louis Blyden and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The military population is a unique segment of American society. Military members have specific obligations to their unit and fulfilling the mission. Even though military spouses do not wear the United States Armed Forces uniform, they play an integral direct, and supportive role in their partners’ lives. Military wives experience personal and professional challenges that influence their success in a graduate program. The purpose of this archival study is to examine the association between the independent variables, life satisfaction, and social support and the dependent variable, military wives’ successful performance while enrolled in graduate school. Life satisfaction is measured with the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS); social support is evaluated with Military Spouse Deployment Survey, and religiosity is assessed by the Religious Commitment Scale-10 (RCI-10). Graduate school success is assessed by Grade Point Average (GPA). The theoretical framework for this study is the bottom-up life satisfaction theory. The current study used archival records comprising of 812 graduate students from one large Southeastern U.S. university. This study's three research questions are: What is the association between life satisfaction and military wives’ successful performance while enrolled in graduate school? What is the relationship between social support and military wives’ successful performance while enrolled in graduate school? Is the relationship between the independent factors of life satisfaction and social support and the dependent variable successful performance while enrolled in graduate school moderated by religiosity?
Download or read book Relationship Between Depression and Social Support in Military Wives written by Brenda Retana (Graduate student) and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explored the relationship between depression and social support among military wives of active duty military personnel during a deployment or a separation, due to a duty assignment, schooling, field training mission, or unaccompanied tour. A total of 150 surveys were completed by participants ranging from 18 to 46 and older. All participants were experiencing separation at the time the study was conducted. Quantitative results revealed no statistically significant correlation between depression and social support of military wives. Nevertheless, qualitative results reveal separation to be a difficult and challenging time in the lives of these military spouses. Further research should explore the military spouse's challenges that military spouses have to overcome during their husband's deployment or separation , in order to provide further support and assist military wives, during difficult transitions in their lives.
Download or read book Stress Relationship Satisfaction Social Support Formal Support and Life Satisfaction in Military Spouses and Unmarried Military Significant Others written by Kellie Elizabeth Pytel and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The well-being of unmarried military significant others (UMSOs) and military spouses (MSs) is critical to the success and healthy functioning of the military couples' relationship (NMFA, 2011). Unique challenges are imposed on couples in the military; existing literature does not adequately capture the current lived experiences of these two groups. The purpose of this study was to explore MSs and UMSOs experiences within their current context by use of the bioecological framework. Specifically, stress, relationship satisfaction, social support, and formal support in predicting life satisfaction for MSs and UMSOs were examined. A quantitative cross-sectional survey was used. Participants were military significant others (N = 380); spanning both MSs (n = 245) and UMSOs (n = 145). MSs and UMSOs were compared on stressors, relationship satisfaction, life satisfaction, social support, and formal support. Groups differed on the vast majority of stressors shared between the groups. UMSOs had slightly higher relationship satisfaction than MSs. Results found no differences between the groups in life satisfaction A regression analysis found race, stress, relationship satisfaction to predict life satisfaction for the whole group. These results varied slightly between MS and UMSO groups regarding the variable of race, which remained a predictor for MSs, but not UMSOs. Results from a double moderation analysis did not find social support or formal support to moderate life satisfaction for the whole sample or MS and UMSO groups. This study provides evidence, albeit limited, that MS and UMSO groups are not very different in variables of social support, formal support, and life satisfaction, contrary to what scholars may think based on existing literature. Supports are intended to improve life satisfaction, but life satisfaction could only be consistently predicted by stress and relationship satisfaction. Groups showed some differences in variables of stress and relationship satisfaction. UMSOs reported higher relationship satisfaction and stress levels along with different stressors. Implications are presented in terms counseling practice and future research. Individuals in counseling practice can utilize an ecological perspective to better understand military-connected clients. Researchers can continue to expand on the design of this study to learn more about the functioning of the many different sub-groups of military significant others to inform both practice and advocacy.
Download or read book Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-10-25 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. military has been continuously engaged in foreign conflicts for over two decades. The strains that these deployments, the associated increases in operational tempo, and the general challenges of military life affect not only service members but also the people who depend on them and who support them as they support the nation â€" their families. Family members provide support to service members while they serve or when they have difficulties; family problems can interfere with the ability of service members to deploy or remain in theater; and family members are central influences on whether members continue to serve. In addition, rising family diversity and complexity will likely increase the difficulty of creating military policies, programs and practices that adequately support families in the performance of military duties. Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society examines the challenges and opportunities facing military families and what is known about effective strategies for supporting and protecting military children and families, as well as lessons to be learned from these experiences. This report offers recommendations regarding what is needed to strengthen the support system for military families.
Download or read book The Relationship Between the Perceived Level of Organizational Support for Families and Spouse Satisfaction with Military Life written by Gary L. Bowen and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Social Support Satisfaction and the Social Support Networks of Military Wives During Deployment written by Jacquelynn Delilia Mol and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this study was to analyze the social support satisfaction military wives have in relation to their social support networks."--leaf iii.
Download or read book Military Spouses with Graduate Degrees written by Jennifer N. Belding and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume utilizes interdisciplinary theories, methods, and approaches to study the educational and career experiences of military spouses with advanced degrees. It analyzes the unique career and educational experiences that military spouses with advanced degrees face while trying to attain their goals amidst military relocations and deployments.
Download or read book Effect of Short Term Separation on Behavioral Health of Military Wives written by Pedro Nombrefia Oblea and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purposes of this study were to: 1) describe the effect of short-term separation on the behavioral health of military wives using a descriptive pre-test post-test design and 2) to examine predictors of depression among wives of selected active duty military personnel during short-term separation. Specifically, the research was guided by the following questions: 1) Does post-separation depression vary based on socio-demographic characteristics? 2) Do military wives have resiliency when separated from their active duty military husbands? 3) Is short-term separation associated with a decrease in relationship satisfaction among military wives of active duty military personnel? 4) Are stress levels in military wives in response to separation associated with levels of social support or resiliency? And lastly, 5) Do socio-demographic characteristics, social support, resiliency, perceptions of stress, and/or relationship satisfaction predict depression in military wives? The data in this study was gathered using a self-administered questionnaire using a combination of five standard instruments: Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Beck Depression Inventory II, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10, Perceived Stress Scale, and Relationship Assessment Scale. Thirty-two military wives of active-duty military personnel participated in the study. The typical military wife was in her early thirties, was white, had a college degree, was a homemaker and had a family income of greater than $1 00,000. Average length of marriage was 10 years with about two separations. The results indicated that there is no change in levels of resiliency and levels of relationship satisfaction pre- and post- separation. Sociodemographic, age, number of separations, length of separations, length of marriage, time living with the husband, and social support had no significant relationship with post-separation depression. The study revealed that resiliency is a significant predictor of stress scores, but social support was not a predictor of stress scores. Lastly, the study showed a strong relationship between stress and depression as predicted in the literature. Due to the small sample size typical of pilot studies and lack of power, findings should be interpreted with caution. The knowledge gained from this study will add to new findings about short-term separation.
Download or read book Relocation Gender and Emotion written by Sue Jervis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has two main aims: firstly, to provide a rare, detailed description of the use of a psychoanalytically informed, reflexive research method to achieve an in-depth understanding of social phenomena; and secondly, to throw some much needed light onto the complex, intrapsychic and interpersonal influences that impact upon "military wives" who accompany members of the British Armed Forces to postings overseas. These arguments are particularly relevant at a time when the military is over-stretched, given that unhappy wives can adversely affect the retention of servicemen. This is an important contribution to the on-going development of psycho-social studies.
Download or read book Military induced Separation written by Sandra J. Walters and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leisure Activity and Its Relation to Life Satisfaction with Military Wives written by Carol A. Syperski and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Loving Your Life written by Dorothy Bonvillain and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-31 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The military does not issue a 'Manual for Success' to spouses who enter a military lifestyle. #MILSO This book fills that gap. Having served 43 years as a military wife, Dr. Dorothy speaks from her heart and offers a "voice of wisdom" to all who desire to become more and do more. These seven proven steps will prepare you for days when you feel second-best to the mission and provide you tools to help you manage the PCS process, balance your personal and professional life, and shorten your learning curve. This success roadmap will guide you out of the chaos of living in "survival mode" to a new level of awareness that will help you achieve your highest potential.
Download or read book Working Around the Military written by Margaret C. Harrell and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2004 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research confirms that, while many spouses of military service members work and seek education similar to their "look-alike" civilian counterparts, they often lag these equals in terms of finding jobs and receiving comparable pay. Based on the input of more than 1,100 military spouses concerning their employment and educational pursuits as well as other data analysis, the RAND researchers offer recommendations for the Department of Defense to improve quality-of-life issues for its members and spouses, which in the long run will help the department retain the qualified personnel it needs.
Download or read book Doctoral Student Social Support and Satisfaction with Life written by Amy K. Corneau and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary: The purpose of this study was to address the effects of social support on doctoral student happiness. One-hundred and thirty-five doctoral students from the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York completed a web-based questionnaire. The questionnaire assessed different areas of social support as well as satisfaction with personal life and with academic life. The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) was utilized to measure overall satisfaction with life. Qualitative data were also gathered about the types of social support received by important people in each subject's life. Results showed no significant relationships between any of the social support variables and satisfaction with academic life. However, satisfaction with personal life yielded significant results showing that married students were more satisfied than those who are single, part-time students were more satisfied than those who are full-time, and students living with another person or persons were more satisfied than those living alone. In terms of global satisfaction with life, those living with another person or persons were more satisfied than those living alone, those with more in-person contact with important people in their lives were more satisfied than those with less in-person contact, and those with more total contact (in-person, email, phone) with important people were more satisfied than those with less total contact. Analysis of the qualitative data revealed that participants who stated that they received unsupportive behaviors from important people were less globally satisfied with their lives than those who did not receive unsupportive behaviors. Implications, limitations, and recommendations for future research are also discussed.
Download or read book Exploring Dimensions of Well being Among Spouses of Active duty Service Members written by Lisa Ann Gray and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During an era when the United States has been engaged in the longest waging wars in U.S. history, military families have been exposed to extraordinary amounts of stress and have had to learn to adapt in a culture where repeated deployments, recurrent family separations, and frequent relocations have become the norm. A surge in research in recent years on the families of Service members has brought increased attention to the unique challenges and demands of spouses, raising concerns about how to best meet their needs. Despite the increased attention, few studies have focused on spousal well-being. Acknowledging this lack of research, the present dissertation study utilized a mixed-methods approach to explore various dimensions of well-being, as directly experienced by spouses of active-duty military personnel. Data was collected from a web-based survey completed by 300 spouses of active-duty Service members. Quantitative data included a wide range of demographic, family, military lifestyle, and service utilization questions along with a battery of standardized instruments measuring various risk and protective factors, which represent components of well-being. Qualitative data were collected from four open-ended questions and analyzed thematically. Qualitative and quantitative components were corroborated in the final analysis. Results of the study found significant differences in well-being scores among subsamples of participants divided by employment status, race, and Service member rank. However, subsamples divided on the basis of having children, education level, and Service member combat deployment history did not result in significantly different well-being scores. Separate hierarchical regression analyses were performed on the outcome scores for each component of well-being (social, mental, and physical). The findings revealed that selected risk & protective factor variables were significant predictors within each model. On the other hand, socio-demographic characteristics only added to the predictive power of outcomes scores in the mental component of well-being. Qualitative findings included data on participants' perspectives of the rewards and challenges of military life, the impact of the military lifestyle on parenting experiences, and advice to spouses new to the military lifestyle. Implications and limitations of this study, as well as suggestions for future research to enhance the well-being of military spouses, are discussed.
Download or read book An Exploration of Military Spouse Mental Health written by Sharita Gwen Knobloch and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military spouses (MLSPs) are a vital component of military readiness and resilience, yet they are highly understudied, particularly within the realm of mental health. This study was grounded in resilience theory, investigating relationship interactions between religion/spirituality (R/S) on mental health through resilience (mediator) conditioned at levels of social support, deployment, and rank (moderators). An online survey was distributed via social media, open to MLSPs of all branches and all components (N = 1079). This quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional correlational research design utilized PROCESS Model 58, which found that two R/S subscales, Daily Spiritual Experiences and Religious Coping, exerted indirect effects on all mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and stress) through resilience conditioned by the moderators. Other notable findings revealed that MLSPs demonstrated lower magnitudes of actual resilience compared to perceived resilience. Additionally, the preferred area for MLSP social support was “family of origin” followed by “local/surrounding community”; “military programs/resources” and “within the military unit” were ranked lowest. These collective results suggest that current MLSP mental health initiatives are missing the mark. Although MLSPs perceive themselves as highly resilient, the prevalence rates of mental health issues indicate otherwise. Currently, no MLSP mental health initiatives endorse cultivation of R/S to augment resilience with consideration to assessed moderators. Twenty years of the global war on terror has taken a toll on MLSP mental health. New interventions are needed to bolster resilience through R/S practices which will reduce MLSP mental health issues and strengthen America’s military.
Download or read book Measuring Underemployment Among Military Spouses written by Nelson Lim and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparisons of military wives with a group of similar civilian wives show that military wives have a greater tendency to be underemployed, even after controlling for labor market characteristics. However, there does not seem to be a strong link between their labor force position and satisfaction with their life situation, so the effects of underemployment among military spouses may not be as serious as previously thought.
