The Impact of Maternal and Paternal Deployment on Depressive Symptoms and Well-Being Among Military-Connected Youth

Kathrine Sullivan; Rami Benbenishty; Ron Avi Astor; Gordon Capp; Tamika D. Gilreath; Eric Rice

doi:10.1080/21635781.2015.1038402

The Impact of Maternal and Paternal Deployment on Depressive Symptoms and Well-Being Among Military-Connected Youth

Kathrine Sullivan^*, Rami Benbenishty, Ron Avi Astor, Gordon Capp, Tamika D. Gilreath, Eric Rice

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Objective: This study examines how military parents’ gender moderates the association between deployments and well-being and depression among military-connected youth. Methods: Secondary analyses were run on 2011 California Healthy Kids Survey data from 1,370 military-connected adolescents. Results: For depression, we found a significant interaction between deployments and parents’ gender (β =.10, p = 0.0208). The relationship between deployment and depression is stronger for children of female service members. We also found a significant association between two or more deployments and well-being (β = 0.24, p = 0.0049). Discussion: Children of female service members may be at greater risk of psychosocial morbidity. Further, youth well-being may increase during/ following deployments, perhaps suggesting resilience.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	182-189
Number of pages	8
Journal	Military Behavioral Health
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2015.1038402
State	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

California Health Kids Survey
deployment
female service members
mental health
military families
Military-connected youth
parenting

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