Deployment-related coping strategies in military couples: Associations with relationship satisfaction.

Military deployments are known to be stressful for both military service members (SMs) and their romantic partners. Little is known about how coping strategies used during deployment may relate to one's own and one's partner's relationship satisfaction following deployment. This project investigated the retrospective report of how 154 SMs and their romantic partners coped with deployment-related stress, using previously established coping constructs of problem-focused, emotion-focused, and avoidance coping.

Psychological well-being in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans: Risk and protective factors.

Objective: Much research on military veterans has focused on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other negative outcomes, with few studies of positive outcomes. This study focused on psychological well-being (PWB) in relation to PTSD symptoms and the additional risk factors of sleep problems and depression, as well as a protective factor, self-regulation.

Method: Two hundred thirty-eight student veterans completed questionnaires online, with 115 completing follow-up questionnaires 2 months later.