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Shadowed by War: Building Community Capacity to Support Military Families
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Huebner, Angela J.; Mancini, Jay A.; Bowen, Gary L.; Orthner, Dennis K. – Family Relations, 2009
The context of military service has changed greatly since the events of 9/11. The forward deployment of service members to active war zones, which involves the issues of separation, time away from home, and eventual reunion, increases the vulnerability of their families to multiple, negative short-term and long-term effects. This article explores…
Descriptors: Military Service, Military Personnel, Social Action, War
Single Parents in the U.S. Air Force.
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Bowen, Gary L.; Orthner, Dennis K. – Family Relations, 1986
Examines the work, personal, and family demands and adjustments of Air Force single parents (N=157). Also examined are the level of single-parent interest in and use of support services to meet their personal and family responsibilities and needs. Overall, single parents in the Air Force are found to make successful adjustments to the exigencies…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Military Personnel, One Parent Family, Social Support Groups
The Military Model of Measuring Leisure Needs.
Orthner, Dennis K.; Smith, Suzanna D. – Parks and Recreation, 1984
A needs assessment program can help recreation managers recognize new and changing leisure interests and needs of the people they serve. This article reviews strategies that military services use in needs assessment programs. Issues encountered when conducting an assessment are discussed. (DF)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Individual Needs, Leisure Time, Military Personnel
Family Contributions to Work Commitment.
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Orthner, Dennis K.; Pittman, Joe F. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1986
Tests an empirical model that hypothesizes linkages between organizational support for family and job commitments of personnel. The results indicate that the job commitment of samples of military personnel is significantly related to organizational support for families and to the support provided by the immediate family. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Family Attitudes, Family Influence, Family Programs
Stress and Adaptation among Male and Female Single Parents.
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Heath, D. Terri; Orthner, Dennis K. – Journal of Family Issues, 1999
Explores the relationship between gender and the ability of parents to manage work and family responsibilities using single fathers (n=346) and single mothers (n=364) in military communities. No gender differences were found among single parents who perceived they were successful at managing family and work responsibilities. There were gender…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Careers, Coping, Family Involvement
Attitudes Toward Family Enrichment and Support Programs among Air Force Families.
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Orthner, Dennis K.; Bowen, Gary L. – Family Relations, 1982
Drawing upon survey data from a probability sample of 331 U.S. Air Force married couples and 101 Air Force single parents, determined the attitudes of Air Force families toward family enrichment and support programs. States implications for family programing. (Author)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Enrichment Activities, Family Attitudes, Family Life
Family Adaptation in the Military. Technical Report 1559.
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Orthner, Dennis K.; Bowen, Gary L. – 1990
This study reflects a synthesis of a number of interrelated activities that have been performed by the Army Family Research Plan family adaptation research group over 3 years. These activities have included literature reviews, model development, primary and secondary analysis of available datasets and expert/user consultations, as well as field…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Enlisted Personnel, Family Attitudes, Family Characteristics