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…

Youth's social relationships at school and at home have been shown to predict a wide variety of school outcomes, such as behavior at school and academic performance. Specifically, relationships with teachers, parents, and peers have all been shown to affect student performance. The current study utilized data collected from 848 Latino middle…

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…

In recent years, the military services have become interested in developing personnel policies and support programs which enable military personnel to meet military objectives and still maintain a viable personal and family life. A study was undertaken to evaluate the direct and indirect impact of spouse support on the retention intention…

Examined relative contribution of work stressors, family and community resources, and Army support resources to family adaptation of 238 single parents serving on active duty in U.S. Army. Results indicated that adaptation of single-parent families to Army demands were influenced more strongly by availability of family, community, and Army…

Finds that, while parents are the only source of support for at-risk middle school students, the not-identified-at-risk students also received support from their teachers and friends. Finds different types of social support associated with different outcomes. Finds that students not identified as at-risk appear to benefit more from the social…

Compares at-risk students who reported receiving no or low social support with those who reported receiving an average amount with respect to perceptions of their neighborhood, school, peer group, family, and health and well-being. Discusses results and implications of the results so that school social workers can better prepare themselves to work…

Examines the relative contribution of measures of objective and subjective neighborhood danger and measures of social support from neighbors, teachers, parents, and friends. Findings suggest that adolescents' adaptation is influenced more by the availability of social support, especially from parents, than from their reports and perceptions of…

Social support present in the lives of youths at risk of school failure is explored. Who provides each of eight types of support, and the effects on school performance, are examined. Adults are major sources of social support for these students. Results show that parents and adult caretakes are main sources of social support. Implications for…