National Guard Couples Communicating During Deployment: The Challenge of Effective Connection.

IF 1 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

CONTEMPORARY FAMILY THERAPY Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-06-06 DOI:10.1007/s10591-021-09588-4

Adrian J Blow, Adam M Farero, Lisa Gorman Ufer, Michelle Kees, Danielle Guty

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Abstract

Communication during a combat deployment has changed significantly in current times. Couples can now communicate with each other frequently and through multiple modes. Despite this greater availability of communication options, there remain unanswered questions related to how healthy deployment communication is best achieved between couples, particularly regarding navigating the uncertainty of deployment. In this qualitative study, we report on the experiences of 31 National Guard couples who endured a combat deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Couples were interviewed three months after the soldier returned from deployment. Through the lens of relational turbulence theory, we provide a conceptual framework related to effective and non-effective deployment communication, along with structural communication barriers in the military that may negatively affect the mental well-being of partners. Finally, we provide recommendations to guide couples through these difficult deployments.

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国民警卫队夫妇在部署期间的沟通:有效连接的挑战。

战斗部署期间的通信在当前时代发生了重大变化。情侣们现在可以通过多种方式频繁地相互沟通。尽管通信选项的可用性有所提高，但夫妻之间如何最好地实现健康的部署通信，特别是在应对部署的不确定性方面，仍存在未解决的问题。在这个定性研究中，我们报告了31对国民警卫队夫妇的经历，他们在支持持久自由行动的战斗部署中忍受了痛苦。在士兵从部署中返回三个月后，对夫妇进行了采访。通过关系动荡理论的视角，我们提供了一个与有效和非有效部署沟通相关的概念框架，以及军队中可能对伙伴心理健康产生负面影响的结构性沟通障碍。最后，我们提供了一些建议来指导夫妻完成这些困难的部署。

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CONTEMPORARY FAMILY THERAPY PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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2.50

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7.70%

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期刊介绍： Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal (COFT) is is a quarterly, peer-reviewed publication that presents the latest developments in research, practice, theory, and training in couple and family therapy. COFT publishes applied and basic research with implications for systemic theory, treatment, and policy. COFT appreciates a multidisciplinary approach, and welcomes manuscripts which address processes and outcomes in systemic treatment across modalities and within broader social contexts. The journal’s content is relevant to systemic therapy practitioners and researchers, as well as marriage and family therapists, family psychologists, clinical social workers, and social policy specialists.