Intimate partner communication from the war zone: A prospective study of relationship functioning, communication frequency, and combat effectiveness

Jeffrey A. Cigrang; G. Wayne Talcott; Jolyn Tatum; Monty Baker; Daniel Cassidy; Scott Sonnek; Douglas K. Snyder; Christina Balderrama-Durbin; Richard E. Heyman; Amy M. Smith Slep

doi:10.1111/jmft.12043

Intimate partner communication from the war zone: A prospective study of relationship functioning, communication frequency, and combat effectiveness

Jeffrey A. Cigrang, G. Wayne Talcott, Jolyn Tatum, Monty Baker, Daniel Cassidy, Scott Sonnek, Douglas K. Snyder, Christina Balderrama-Durbin, Richard E. Heyman, Amy M. Smith Slep

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This study examined (a) the association between relationship functioning prior to and during deployment, and the frequency of communication during deployment; and (b) the association between relationship functioning and depression during deployment and their influence on service members' ratings of duty performance. Participants were 144 partnered Airmen assessed immediately before and during a one-year high-risk deployment to Iraq. Results showed an overall high frequency of partner communication during deployment. High relationship distress at predeployment predicted lower frequency of communication during deployment. Changes in relationship distress from before deployment to during deployment independently predicted frequency of communication, above and beyond predeployment distress levels. Level of relationship distress and depression during deployment independently predicted service members' ratings of impact on duty performance.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	332-343
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Volume	40
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12043
State	Published - Jul 2014

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Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science

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Cigrang, J. A., Wayne Talcott, G., Tatum, J., Baker, M., Cassidy, D., Sonnek, S., Snyder, D. K., Balderrama-Durbin, C., Heyman, R. E., & Smith Slep, A. M. (2014). Intimate partner communication from the war zone: A prospective study of relationship functioning, communication frequency, and combat effectiveness. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 40(3), 332-343. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12043

Cigrang, JA, Wayne Talcott, G, Tatum, J, Baker, M, Cassidy, D, Sonnek, S, Snyder, DK, Balderrama-Durbin, C, Heyman, RE & Smith Slep, AM 2014, 'Intimate partner communication from the war zone: A prospective study of relationship functioning, communication frequency, and combat effectiveness', Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 332-343. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12043

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