Distraction during Deployment: Marital Relationship Associations with Spillover for Deployed Army Soldiers
S P Carter1, B Loew2, E S Allen3
1Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
Summary
Military spouse communication impacts deployed soldiers
Area of Science:
- Military Psychology
- Family Studies
- Occupational Health
Background:
- Deployed soldiers' work functioning is influenced by spouse communication.
- Existing literature shows mixed results on communication's impact, necessitating moderator analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how marital satisfaction, conflictual communication, and problem-focused conversations moderate the relationship between communication frequency and negative marriage-to-work spillover for deployed soldiers.
Main Methods:
- Survey methodology assessing relationship factors and spillover.
- Statistical analysis to test moderation effects of relationship factors on communication frequency and spillover.
Main Results:
- Lower marital satisfaction, conflictual communication, and problem-focused conversations independently predict negative spillover.
- None of the tested relationship factors significantly moderated the link between communication frequency and spillover.
Conclusions:
- Marital satisfaction and communication quality directly impact deployed soldiers' work functioning.
- Military couples may reduce communication frequency when facing relationship challenges during deployment.
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