Psychological distress and communication quality in military couples after deployment to war.

ABSTRACT: Previous research has found elevated levels of psychological distress (i.e., posttraumatic stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms) among veterans. Existing theory and evidence show how psychological distress is associated with marital disruptions. Only a few studies, however, have tested the link between psychological distress and couple communication quality in military couples, most of which were cross-sectional and employed self-report measures. The current study investigated whether psychological distress predicts changes in observed communication quality across 1 year in 228 couples consisting of male service members, who were deployed to Iraq and/or Afghanistan, and their nondeployed female partners. Psychological distress was indicated by self-reported posttraumatic stress disorder

SUBMITTER: Zamir O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8869849 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature