After returning home from deployment, many soldiers find themselves struggling to adjust back into civilian life and face challenges in their personal and professional lives. This can put a strain on...
Emotional regulation refers to the ability of an individual to manage their feelings and responses in various situations. It is a critical aspect of mental health that plays a significant role in...
Relationship satisfaction is an important component of human well-being. After returning from deployment, veterans face significant challenges related to reintegration into civilian life. They may...
Soldiers who have been deployed for extended periods face significant challenges upon returning home. One of these is readjusting to civilian life after experiencing trauma and stress in a combat...
How do service members make meaning of sexual challenges that emerge after deployment, and how does this meaning-making affect healing?
The question at hand is whether there are patterns to how...
Gendered expectations are socially constructed norms that dictate how people of different genders should behave, think, and feel in relation to each other. These expectations can be unconscious or...
Sexual health plays an important role in facilitating post-deployment relational adjustment for both individuals and couples in several ways. Firstly, a couple's sexual relationship can be affected...
Differences in attachment styles have been found to impact relational adaptation after military deployment. Attachment theory posits that an individual's early childhood experiences shape their...
What patterns of avoidance or hypervigilance emerge in intimate settings post-deployment? This is an important question for soldiers returning from deployment, as it can impact their mental health...
Most people who have served in military combat zones experience deep trauma during their service. When they return home to their loved ones after being deployed for an extended period of time, it can...