A meta-analytic review of internalizing, externalizing, and academic adjustment among children of deployed military service members.

摘要: Parental deployment during military conflicts has the potential to impact child adjustment. As increased numbers of Service members have children, it is critical understand association between and In order resolve inconsistencies in existing literature, we performed a meta-analytic review 16 studies that report associations with internalizing, externalizing, academic adjustment among children. Results indicate small poorer This varied across several features studies. Age moderation was such are strongest middle childhood weakest adolescence. The method assessed also moderated this association, maladjustment evident primarily parents' reports. Study design associations, comparisons civilian controls indicated maladjustment, whereas nondeployed prepost did not. These findings summarize quantitative literature parental negligible provide foundation for future research.