Relational turbulence and perceptions of partner support during reintegration after military deployment
| Autor: | Leanne K. Knobloch, Erin D. Basinger, Jennifer A. Theiss |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Communication
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050801 communication & media studies 050109 social psychology Turbulence theory Service member Language and Linguistics Social support Military personnel 0508 media and communications Software deployment Perception 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology Social psychology Military deployment media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Communication Research. 46:52-73 |
| ISSN: | 1479-5752 0090-9882 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00909882.2017.1409906 |
| Popis: | The transition from deployment to reintegration can be stressful for returning military personnel and at-home partners, and support plays a key role in their ability to transition effectively. We draw on relational turbulence theory to advance predictions about how parameters of the relationship between returning service members and at-home partners predict their perceptions of their partner’s support during the post-deployment transition. We surveyed 235 individuals (117 returning service members, 118 at-home partners) who had experienced the transition within the past 6 months. Findings consistent with the theory indicated that relational turbulence partially mediated the negative associations that relational uncertainty and interference from a partner shared with partner support. Partner uncertainty was a direct negative predictor of partner support as well. We consider how these results extend theory, research, and practice. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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