Research Catalog

Title

The effects of multiple deployments on Army adolescents / Leonard Wong, Stephen Gerras.

Author

Wong, Leonard.

Publication

Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2010]

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Additional Authors

• Gerras, Stephen J.
• Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.

Description

vii, 39 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Multiple deployments have become a way of life for our Soldiers. In Army families, these frequent deployments increase the burden on children who must face the stress and strain of separation and anxiety. The authors take a much-needed, detailed look at the effects of multiple deployments on Army adolescents. The results of this study reinforce some of what we already know concerning deployments and children, but they also reveal some very interesting, counterintuitive findings that challenge the conventional wisdom concerning Army adolescents. This study goes beyond merely explaining the impact 8 years of war is having on the children of our Soldiers; rather, it explores the specific factors that increase or alleviate stress on Army adolescents. The results reveal that Army adolescents, contrary to what many believed, are much more self-aware and resilient. Furthermore, they are capable of understanding the multiple implications of having a parent serve in the all-volunteer Army during a time of war. Army children may experience the anxiety and stress that often surround a parent's deployment, but results conclude that there are factors that policymakers, leaders, and parents can use to increase a child's ability to cope with a life of repeated deployments. In this era of persistent conflict, we should carefully consider such findings."--P. iii

Subject

• Children of military personnel > Research > United States
• Separation anxiety in adolescence > Research > United States
• Children and war > Research > United States
• Sociology, Military
• United States > Research

Note

• "January 2010."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 36-39).

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online in PDF format from Strategic Studies Institute web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.

Contents

Influences on deployment stress -- Dependent variables -- The sample -- The soldier perspective -- Including the child perspective -- Coping with deployments -- The effects of multiple deployments on Army adolescents.

ISBN

• 9781584874232
• 1584874236

LCCN

2009438419

OCLC

• ocn503006885
• SCSB-1559828

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library