Community Connections Factors Related to Army Wives' Adaptation

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dc.contributor.authorKeller, Christineen
dc.contributor.committeechairMancini, Jay A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberArditti, Joyce A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBenson, Mark J.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:43:15Zen
dc.date.adate2003-09-15en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:43:15Zen
dc.date.issued2003-05-06en
dc.date.rdate2004-09-15en
dc.date.sdate2003-08-11en
dc.description.abstractWhen military members deploy or temporarily relocate, spouses are left behind to maintain not only their normal day-to-day activities, but also assume the responsibilities of the absent spouse. In cases such as these potentially stressful events, it is important to have adequate support networks within the community to assist individuals in sustaining a sense of personal well-being. The data source of the study is the 2001 Survey of Army Families IV. The survey focuses on randomly selected wives of active duty Army members (n=6451). The research model for this study includes wives' adaptation as the criterion variable, with community connections as independent variables and a set of contextual influence measures also considered as independent variables. Regression analysis for the entire sample indicated that wives with greater adaptation utilized more formal network resources. Among wives of officers, the most important predictors were volunteering and having a close confidant, whereas among wives of enlisted military members most important factors were participating with the Family Readiness Group and employment status.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-08112003-191208en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08112003-191208/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/34472en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartofficialthesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcommunity capacityen
dc.subjectmilitary familyen
dc.subjectadaptationen
dc.titleCommunity Connections Factors Related to Army Wives' Adaptationen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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