TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship Difficulties Among U.K. Military Personnel
T2 - Impact of Sociodemographic, Military, and Deployment-Related Factors
AU - Keeling, Mary
AU - Wessely, Simon
AU - Dandeker, Christopher
AU - Jones, Norman
AU - Fear, Nicola T.
PY - 2015/4/3
Y1 - 2015/4/3
N2 - Military work, especially operational deployments, may impact the romantic relationships of military personnel. Using a subsample of 7,581 participants from a cohort study of U.K. military personnel (data collected between 2007 and 2009), the prevalence of relationship difficulties and associations with sociodemographic, military-, and deployment-related characteristics was examined. Most participants did not report experiencing relationship difficulties. Adjusted regression analyses indicate that childhood adversity, limited support for and from partners, being in unmarried relationships, financial problems, deploying for more than 13 months in 3 years, and work being above trade, ability, and experience were key factors associated with relationship difficulties. The likelihood of U.K. military personnel experiencing relationship difficulties is increased because of personal vulnerabilities that may be exacerbated in the military context.
AB - Military work, especially operational deployments, may impact the romantic relationships of military personnel. Using a subsample of 7,581 participants from a cohort study of U.K. military personnel (data collected between 2007 and 2009), the prevalence of relationship difficulties and associations with sociodemographic, military-, and deployment-related characteristics was examined. Most participants did not report experiencing relationship difficulties. Adjusted regression analyses indicate that childhood adversity, limited support for and from partners, being in unmarried relationships, financial problems, deploying for more than 13 months in 3 years, and work being above trade, ability, and experience were key factors associated with relationship difficulties. The likelihood of U.K. military personnel experiencing relationship difficulties is increased because of personal vulnerabilities that may be exacerbated in the military context.
KW - marital relationships
KW - marriage and war
KW - military marriages
KW - U.K. military
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84930040840&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01494929.2015.1031425
DO - 10.1080/01494929.2015.1031425
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84930040840
SN - 0149-4929
VL - 51
SP - 275
EP - 303
JO - Marriage and Family Review
JF - Marriage and Family Review
IS - 3
ER -