Military Children Dependents

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that, although there have been many studies about the mental health problems of returning Persian Gulf veterans, the problems of children of the active duty military personnel, who are being deployed to hazardous duty locations, have been ignored. The author suggests that the absence of one or both parents during a child's formative years can be devastating and the implications of a returning parent experiencing severe and potentially debilitation conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder or a battlefield injury remain largely unknown. The paper relates that the methodology for this study is a critical review of the scholarly and peer-reviewed literature and a survey of adolescents who currently have parents on active duty or are assigned to war zones.

Table of Contents
Purpose of the Study
Theoretical Implications and Relationship to Previous Work in the Area
Overview of the Study
Literature Review
Definition of Study Variables and Concepts
Adolescent
Child
Military Brat
Unresolved Grief
Background and Overview
Impact of Active Duty Parental Military Service on Children during Periods of War
Methodology
Population
Participants
Number of Participants
Selection of Participants
Instrument
Procedures
Distribution of Survey
Treatment of Collected Data
Limitations of the Study
Appendix: Sample Survey Instrument for Military Brat Research Project

From the Paper:

"According to Neuman (2003), surveys that receive many responses are considered more reliable than those that do not; therefore, in an effort to solicit as many responses from qualified respondents as possible, both online and paper-and-pencil versions of the survey will be made available to volunteer respondents. The online version of the survey is available through URL: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=198691949423 and a paper-and-pencil version can be emailed, mailed or hand-delivered to qualified respondents."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Aiken, L. R. (2001). Dying, death and bereavement. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Anderson, R. (2004). Home front: The government's war on soldiers. Atlanta: Clarity Press.
• Boss, P. (1999). Ambiguous loss: Learning to live with unresolved grief. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
• Lagrone, D. M. (1978, September). The military family syndrome. American Journal of Psychiatry, 135, 1040-3.
• Long, P. (1989). Growing up military; separations, moves, new beginnings - That's the norm for military brats. Psychology Today, 20, 30.

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