Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2020

Publication Title

Journal of Military and Government Counseling

Volume

8

Abstract

There remains a paucity of research surrounding the potential long-term effects of parental military deployment. This article provides counselors with an ability to better understand the long-term implications of parental deployment on the parent/child relationship through qualitative interviews with the, now, young adults who experienced a parent’s deployment, using consensual qualitative research methodology. The study makes several contributions to the knowledge base. Utilizing Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, this study examined how adult children of deployed parents view their past and current parental relationships. Four domains emerged, including 1) factors impacting relationship with dad, 2) deployment cycle, 3) military culture, and 4) changes in perspective. Implications for both research and clinical work stem from the study’s results, including a proposed ecological developmental framework.

Issue

1

First Page

40

Last Page

69

ISSN

2165-7726

Rights

First published in the Journal of Military and Government Counseling available in: Volume 8, Issue 1

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