Intimate Relationships Buffer Suicidality in National Guard Service Members: A Longitudinal Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 1523-1540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian J. Blow ◽  
Adam Farero ◽  
Dara Ganoczy ◽  
Heather Walters ◽  
Marcia Valenstein
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
National Guard ◽  
Service Members

The Marine Corps Marriage Package

2020 ◽  
pp. 108-131
Author(s):  
Rebecca Forgash
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Marine Corps ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Marriage And Family ◽  
Subject Positions ◽  
The Impact

This chapter examines the complex procedures known as the “marriage package.” It explains that during the early 2000s, marriage package procedures were required by U.S. Marine Corps headquarters in Washington as the only legitimate means for marines and navy corpsmen to legalize a marriage in Japan. The process has been streamlined in recent years but it remains an instructive and relevant ethnographic example for understanding the nature of U.S. military and Japanese and U.S. government regulation of intimate relationships. The chapter focuses on institutional representations of marriage and family found in official documents and the mandatory premarital seminar. It analyzes the impact of institutional discourses on service members' expressions of military affinity and affiliation and the voices of Okinawan spouses as they articulated subject positions markedly different from their feminist counterparts in the antibase movement.

Unit Cohesion and Social Support as Protective Factors Against Suicide Risk and Depression Among National Guard Service Members

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-228
Author(s):  
Kelsi F. Rugo ◽  
Feea R. Leifker ◽  
Malisa M. Drake-Brooks ◽  
Michael B. Snell ◽  
Craig J. Bryan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
National Guard ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Unit Level ◽  
Support Resources ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Unit Cohesion ◽  
Social Support Resources

Introduction: Suicide and depression continue to be pervasive problems across military populations, including within the National Guard. Existing literature highlights the protective effects of social support and unit cohesion for both suicide risk and depression, yet to our knowledge, these associations have never been confirmed in National Guard populations. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the impacts of social support resources (i.e., general social support and unit cohesion) on depression and suicide risk among a large sample (n = 877) of National Guard service members. Methods: Multilevel modeling was used to examine the impact of social support resources on depression and suicide ideation at both the individual and unit level. Results: Results indicated that higher levels of perceived social support were associated with lower levels of depression and suicide ideation at both the individual and unit levels. Additionally, higher levels of perceived unit cohesion significantly predicted lower levels of depression and suicide ideation at the individual, but not unit level. Discussion: Limitations include self-report measurement and cross-sectional nature of the data. These findings hold implications for improvement of operational climate within military units and reduction of suicide risk and depressive symptoms among National Guard service members.

scholarly journals Post-deployment Mental Health in Reserve and National Guard Service Members: Deploying With or Without One’s Unit and Deployment Preparedness

2017 ◽  
Vol 183 (1-2) ◽  
pp. e51-e58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J Ursano ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Carol S Fullerton ◽  
Holly Ramsawh ◽  
Robert K Gifford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
National Guard ◽  
Service Members

Two-Wave Dyadic Analysis of Marital Quality and Loneliness in Later Life: Results From the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 635-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey E. Stokes
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Induction Hypothesis ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Dyadic Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Perspective

This study examines dyadic reports of marital quality and loneliness over a two-year period among 932 older married couples resident in Ireland. Data from the first two waves of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (2009–2013) were analyzed to determine whether husbands’ and wives’ marital quality and loneliness at baseline predicted both spouses’ loneliness 2 years later. Two-wave lagged models tested the cognitive perspective on loneliness, the induction hypothesis, and actor–partner interdependence. Results indicated that perceptions of negative marital quality at baseline were related with greater loneliness 2 years later, supporting the cognitive perspective. Further, both spouses’ reports of loneliness at baseline were related with loneliness 2 years later, supporting the induction hypothesis. Partners’ reports of marital quality were not related with future loneliness, failing to support actor–partner interdependence. I discuss the implications of these findings for theory, practice, and future research concerning intimate relationships and loneliness in later life.

Whose post-traumatic stress affects drinking levels? Couple-dyad modeling of national guard service members and their partners

2014 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. e10
Author(s):  
Sundari Balan ◽  
Carissa van den Berk-Clark ◽  
M. Shroff ◽  
G. Widner ◽  
J. Scherrer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
National Guard ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals BOOK REVIEW: THE TRAPPED TUNISIAN SOCIETY'S IN CULTURAL ALIENATION: LANGUAGE HANDICAP AND TROUBLED IDENTITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-170
Author(s):  
MOHAMED BERRACHED
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Necessary Conditions ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Alienation

The author’s longitudinal study of the issue of languages has led him to find out that normal relationships, which people usually have with their own languages require four necessary conditions: 1- They must speak to each other only in their own languages 2- They must use them in writing 3- They must have good knowledge of the meanings of the words of their languages as well as of their grammatical and spelling rules. 4- The full practice of 1,2 and 3 by the citizens and the institutions in societies leads to intimate relationships with the languages: love the languages, defend them and be proud of them.

Handbook of Military and Veteran Suicide

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
National Guard ◽  
Psychological Trauma ◽  
The United States ◽  
Active Duty ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Impact

There are approximately 30,000 suicides in the United States each year. Over 20% of these suicides are completed by active duty service members and military veterans. Experts in the field of military suicide collaboratively contributed to this textbook to summarize the current state of research on this important topic. The text encompasses various themes; it defines the scope of the problem, outlines current methods for screening and assessing suicide risk, summarizes both evidence-based treatments and risk management techniques, and describes current suicide prevention efforts. Specific topics among such themes explore the effect of psychological trauma, traumatic brain injury, and the impact of military culture on suicide risk. In addition, the text provides an overview of suicide efforts targeted for special population veteran and active duty service members, such as the Army National Guard and Special Operations Forces. Ethical considerations, challenges of research, as well as future directions are highlighted to provide the reader with a critical analysis of military and veteran suicide research. The information provided herein is ideal for care providers such as physicians, psychologists, and mental health professionals—as well as academics whose work involves military service members and veterans.

Firearm Ownership and Capability for Suicide in Post‐Deployment National Guard Service Members

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 1668-1679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon B. Goldberg ◽  
Raymond P. Tucker ◽  
Maleeha Abbas ◽  
Megan E. Schultz ◽  
Michele Hiserodt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Guard ◽  
Service Members
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