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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"military spouses"”.
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Undergraduate experiences of military spouses
… the lived educational experiences of active duty military spouses pursuing an undergraduate degree, with a focus on the perceived opportunities and challenges related to degree completion. Data were collected from nine participants who identified as an active duty military spouse enrolled in an …
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Using mindful mandala making to ground and center military spouses
<p>The military asks members to be ready for action at any moment and go on deployments that separate them from their family for extended periods of time. While much attention has been paid to the mental health of those military members, little research focuses on the civilian spouse who is left to …
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A Narrative Inquiry On The Entrepreneurial Experiences Of Female Military Spouses With Advanced Degrees
… the entrepreneurial experiences of female military spouses with advanced degrees. This study documented how these entrepreneurial experiences may have helped the military spouse population overcome underemployment while their servicemember spouse was still on active duty. Through purposeful …
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Exploring the External Barriers Faced by Female Military Spouses in Pursuit of Higher Education
… concerning the unique barriers faced by female military spouses in the pursuit of higher education. Although the information on military veterans in education has increased exponentially over the last decade, little is known about their female spouses. By adopting a narrative analysis approach …
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Exploring The Experiences Of Senior Enlisted Military Wives Seeking Higher Education Through Distance Learning
… to explore the experiences of senior enlisted military wives and document how the military lifestyle has affected their ability to attain higher education while their servicemember was on active duty. Specifically, my study focused on senior enlisted military wives who have chosen to pursue …
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An Untraditional Life: Male Spouses of Female Military Personnel
Military wives continue to represent the majority of military spouses and as a result, most research on military spouses has focused exclusively on them. Utilizing data from the 1999 Survey of Active Duty Spouses, one goal of this study was to address this gap in the literature by examining how …
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The impact of military lifestyle on the careers of military spouse educators : a phenomenological case study.
The military lifestyle can negatively impact military spouse employment, career progression, financial earnings, retirement eligibility, community connectedness, and self-esteem. Military spouses, on average, are overeducated and underemployed. This phenomenon is linked to unique military lifestyle …
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Tough Talks: An Action-Project Method Analysis of Parent-Child Conversations about Military Life
Military service can have significant impacts on the entire family system, including frequent relocations, parental deployments, and constant adjustments in family dynamics and support networks. Civilian spouses often bear the burden of managing childcare, family matters, and household …
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Exploring Health in Military Families: Does Continuity of Care Influence Patient Satisfaction?
To ensure mission-readiness for military members, support for their families is essential. Military family health and health care satisfaction has been a neglected area of study in this population. Satisfaction can be defined in terms of patient-, provider-, and practice-level factors and is …
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A narrative study of the spouses of traumatized Canadian soldiers
… inclusive portrait of the experience of female spouses living with traumatized male Canadian soldiers healing from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). By facilitating the articulation of the spouses' stories this research gives a voice to and fosters appreciation for this neglected …
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Informing Royal Navy People Strategy: Understanding Career Aspirations and Behaviours of Naval Personnel
… anchor preferences were similar to some non-military organisations, and these preferences differentially influenced the variables explored. Chapter 3 presents an intervention developed to support newly appointed Career Managers to increase awareness of human resource issues, representing the …
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Serving on the homefront: the impact of deployment on National Guard spouses viewed through their strengths, supports, and stories
… United States has entered a period of increased military action. Over 2.5 million service members have been deployed to the Middle East, with the National Guard playing an increasingly large role in the military interventions. The spouses of these men and women had to learn to navigate lengthy …
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The Experiences of Army Spouses Living Outside a Military Patch Community and the Implications on Wellbeing: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
While the majority of military families continue to relocate frequently and reside on an established military ‘patch’, there is a small but growing trend of families who prefer to remain stable in one location. These military families predominately live within their own<br/>homes, or private sector …
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Gender Role Reversal: Civilian Husbands of United States Military Servicewomen Defining Masculinity as Tied-Migrant Workers
Employment of male spouses of female service members in the United States military (i.e., civilian husbands of servicewomen) is frequently affected when they geographically relocate due to their wives' military service. Because of persisting societal norms for husbands as primary breadwinners in …
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Predicting commitment for those in military relationships
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Determinants of Well-Being Among Military Caregivers
… Although limited, this research suggests that military caregivers often experience higher levels of distress when compared to the national average. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between the veteran’s level of disability and dyadic stress on the military caregiver’s overall …
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Spousal Well-Being of Service Members With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Qualitative Study
Brain injury has become the signature wound of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF), based on estimates that 10% of all returning warriors may have sustained a brain injury secondary to blast exposures. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects the lives of survivors as well as …