title: Depressive symptoms, relational turbulence, and the reintegration difficulty of military couples following wartime deployment.
abstract: During reunion following wartime deployment, military couples are at risk for both depression and relationship distress (Bowling & Sherman, 2008). This article applies the relational turbulence model ( Knobloch & Theiss, 2011a ; Solomon & Theiss, 2011 ) to understand the difficulty military couples may experience upon homecoming. One hundred and eighteen military couples completed an online questionnaire once per month for the first 3 months upon reunion following wartime deployment. Multilevel modeling results indicated that people's depressive symptoms (H1), relational uncertainty (H2), and interference from partners (H3) predicted their difficulty with reintegration. A few partner effects were apparent as well. These findings illuminate the dynamics of the reunion period, extend the relational turbulence model, and suggest guidelines for helping military couples preserve well-being during reintegration following wartime deployment.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication , University of Illinois.
authors.forename: Leanne K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Knobloch
authors.forename: Aaron T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ebata
authors.forename: Patricia C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: McGlaughlin
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ogolsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States