The Lasting Effects of Growing up in a Military-Connected Home: A Qualitative Study of College-Aged American Military Kids

dc.contributor.authorZurlinden, Taylor E.
dc.contributor.authorFirmin, Michael W.
dc.contributor.authorShell, Aubrey L.
dc.contributor.authorGrammer, Hannah W.
dc.contributor.departmentPsychology, School of Scienceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-17T17:56:20Z
dc.date.available2020-07-17T17:56:20Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractBeing reared as a military kid is a unique experience shared by millions of children all over the world. This study seeks to understand the experiences shared by military kids and how those experiences change their perspectives, behaviours, and relationships. In the present phenomenological study, we conducted 21 in-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews of college students who were reared as United States military kids (MKs). Using criterion sampling, the participants all met specific criteria, including experiencing deployment of their military parent as well as a minimum of 10 years of parental service during the MK’s lifetime. Interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed, and coded for analysis. Researchers reviewed the transcriptions to find common themes and meta-themes present in a majority of the interviews. Common themes centred around relationships with family, changes during childhood, and military presence in everyday life. Particular findings reported in the present article include demonstrated respect, military pride, military community commonality, anticipation of change, childhood instability, family dynamics, military terminology, adaptability, and an overall positive experience. These common themes are relevant for all involved in the care of military kids and their families, as they underline the unique perspective that MKs have about their childhood and their future.en_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.citationZurlinden, T. E., Firmin, M. W., Shell, A. L., & Grammer, H. W. (2019). The lasting effects of growing up in a military-connected home: A qualitative study of college-aged American military kids. Journal of Family Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2019.1650800en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/23260
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1080/13229400.2019.1650800en_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Family Studiesen_US
dc.rightsPublisher Policyen_US
dc.sourceAuthoren_US
dc.subjectparental deploymenten_US
dc.subjectmilitary kidsen_US
dc.subjectfamily relationshipsen_US
dc.titleThe Lasting Effects of Growing up in a Military-Connected Home: A Qualitative Study of College-Aged American Military Kidsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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