Factors influencing parental functioning and satisfaction for veteran mothers during civilian transition

Objective: Risk and protective factors associated with parental functioning (i.e., meeting child's emotional needs) and satisfaction (i.e., closeness) were examined among post-9/11 veteran mothers during their civilian transition. Background: Post–military-separation stressors (e.g., relocation, benefit changes) can strain well-being and familial relationships. Stress, particularly in the presence of unresolved trauma from military-specific risks, can impinge upon parental functioning and satisfaction, negatively influencing child outcomes (e.g., social–emotional, academic, behavioral). Method: A prospective cohort was identified from all active duty service members who separated in May–September 2016. Logistic regression analyses of surveys completed by post-9/11 veteran mothers (n = 711) assessed effects of protective (i.e., resilience) and military-specific risk factors (i.e., deployments) on parental functioning and satisfaction. Interactions between protective factors and deployments and combat (patrols and corollaries) were explored. Results: Coping characteristics (e.g., healthy behaviors), absence of mental health conditions, and social supports were positively associated with parental functioning and satisfaction. Household financial security was not. Mothers who had deployed reported higher parental functioning and satisfaction. Mothers experiencing combat patrols were less likely to report high parental functioning. Conclusion: Malleable protective factors positively influence parenting but do not buffer against combat exposure. Implications: Interventions bolstering protective factors for veteran mothers can foster coping, reintegration, and positive child outcomes.

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Work Title Factors influencing parental functioning and satisfaction for veteran mothers during civilian transition
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  1. Nicole R. Morgan
  2. Jennifer K. Karre
  3. Keith R. Aronson
  4. Kimberly J. McCarthy
  5. Julia A. Bleser
  6. Daniel F. Perkins
Keyword
  1. Mothers
  2. Veterans
  3. Parental Functioning
  4. Parental Satisfaction
  5. Coping Behavior
  6. Protective Factors
  7. Child
  8. Stressors
  9. Healthy Behavior
  10. Military
  11. Mental Health
  12. Social Support
  13. Coping
  14. Patrolling
  15. Child Outcomes
  16. Specific Risk
  17. Risk Factors
  18. Interaction
  19. Parenting
  20. Reintegration
  21. Buffers
  22. Trauma
  23. Resilience
  24. Logistics
  25. Well Being
  26. Regression Analysis
  27. Logistic Models
  28. Regression
  29. Wounds And Injuries
  30. Logistic Regression Analysis
  31. Familial Relationships
  32. Healthy Behaviors
  33. Social Emotional
  34. Emotional Satisfaction
  35. Financial Security
  36. Mental Health Conditions
  37. Active Duty Service Members
  38. Emotional Needs
  39. Combat Exposure
License CC BY 4.0 (Attribution)
Work Type Article
Publisher
  1. Family Relations
Publication Date October 1, 2022
Publisher Identifier (DOI)
  1. 10.1111/fare.12669
Deposited January 02, 2025

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    • Mothers, Veterans, Parental Functioning, Parental Satisfaction, Coping Behavior, Protective Factors, Child, Stressors, Healthy Behavior, Military, Mental Health, Social Support, Coping, Patrolling, Child Outcomes, Specific Risk, Risk Factors, Interaction, Parenting, Reintegration, Buffers, Trauma, Resilience, Logistics, Well Being, Regression Analysis, Logistic Models, Regression, Wounds And Injuries, Logistic Regression Analysis, Familial Relationships, Healthy Behaviors, Social Emotional, Emotional Satisfaction, Financial Security, Mental Health Conditions, Active Duty Service Members, Emotional Needs, Combat Exposure
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    • Family Relations
    Publisher Identifier (DOI)
    • 10.1111/fare.12669
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    • <p>Objective: Risk and protective factors associated with parental functioning (i.e., meeting child's emotional needs) and satisfaction (i.e., closeness) were examined among post-9/11 veteran mothers during their civilian transition. Background: Post–military-separation stressors (e.g., relocation, benefit changes) can strain well-being and familial relationships. Stress, particularly in the presence of unresolved trauma from military-specific risks, can impinge upon parental functioning and satisfaction, negatively influencing child outcomes (e.g., social–emotional, academic, behavioral). Method: A prospective cohort was identified from all active duty service members who separated in May–September 2016. Logistic regression analyses of surveys completed by post-9/11 veteran mothers (n = 711) assessed effects of protective (i.e., resilience) and military-specific risk factors (i.e., deployments) on parental functioning and satisfaction. Interactions between protective factors and deployments and combat (patrols and corollaries) were explored. Results: Coping characteristics (e.g., healthy behaviors), absence of mental health conditions, and social supports were positively associated with parental functioning and satisfaction. Household financial security was not. Mothers who had deployed reported higher parental functioning and satisfaction. Mothers experiencing combat patrols were less likely to report high parental functioning. Conclusion: Malleable protective factors positively influence parenting but do not buffer against combat exposure. Implications: Interventions bolstering protective factors for veteran mothers can foster coping, reintegration, and positive child outcomes.</p>
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    • <p>Objective: Risk and protective factors associated with parental functioning (i.e., meeting child's emotional needs) and satisfaction (i.e., closeness) were examined among post-9/11 veteran mothers during their civilian transition. Background: Post–military-separation stressors (e.g., relocation, benefit changes) can strain well-being and familial relationships. Stress, particularly in the presence of unresolved trauma from military-specific risks, can impinge upon parental functioning and satisfaction, negatively influencing child outcomes (e.g., social–emotional, academic, behavioral). Method: A prospective cohort was identified from all active duty service members who separated in May–September 2016. Logistic regression analyses of surveys completed by post-9/11 veteran mothers (n = 711) assessed effects of protective (i.e., resilience) and military-specific risk factors (i.e., deployments) on parental functioning and satisfaction. Interactions between protective factors and deployments and combat (patrols and corollaries) were explored. Results: Coping characteristics (e.g., healthy behaviors), absence of mental health conditions, and social supports were positively associated with parental functioning and satisfaction. Household financial security was not. Mothers who had deployed reported higher parental functioning and satisfaction. Mothers experiencing combat patrols were less likely to report high parental functioning. Conclusion: Malleable protective factors positively influence parenting but do not buffer against combat exposure. Implications: Interventions bolstering protective factors for veteran mothers can foster coping, reintegration, and positive child outcomes.</p>
    • Objective: Risk and protective factors associated with parental functioning (i.e., meeting child's emotional needs) and satisfaction (i.e., closeness) were examined among post-9/11 veteran mothers during their civilian transition. Background: Post–military-separation stressors (e.g., relocation, benefit changes) can strain well-being and familial relationships. Stress, particularly in the presence of unresolved trauma from military-specific risks, can impinge upon parental functioning and satisfaction, negatively influencing child outcomes (e.g., social–emotional, academic, behavioral). Method: A prospective cohort was identified from all active duty service members who separated in May–September 2016. Logistic regression analyses of surveys completed by post-9/11 veteran mothers (n = 711) assessed effects of protective (i.e., resilience) and military-specific risk factors (i.e., deployments) on parental functioning and satisfaction. Interactions between protective factors and deployments and combat (patrols and corollaries) were explored. Results: Coping characteristics (e.g., healthy behaviors), absence of mental health conditions, and social supports were positively associated with parental functioning and satisfaction. Household financial security was not. Mothers who had deployed reported higher parental functioning and satisfaction. Mothers experiencing combat patrols were less likely to report high parental functioning. Conclusion: Malleable protective factors positively influence parenting but do not buffer against combat exposure. Implications: Interventions bolstering protective factors for veteran mothers can foster coping, reintegration, and positive child outcomes.
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