Thinking “Big” About Research on Military Families

Stacy Ann Hawkins; Kathrine S. Sullivan; Ashley C. Schuyler; Mary Keeling; Sara Kintzle; Paul B. Lester; Carl A. Castro

doi:10.1080/21635781.2017.1343696

Thinking “Big” About Research on Military Families

Stacy Ann Hawkins, Kathrine S. Sullivan, Ashley C. Schuyler, Mary Keeling, Sara Kintzle, Paul B. Lester, Carl A. Castro

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Research examining military families is often limited by data collection challenges. Big data approaches can provide greater data access and a more robust picture of individuals, groups, and systems. In this article, the authors discuss the use of big data for military family research. First, they describe the Person-Event Data Environment, a big data solution currently used by the Department of Defense. Then, they discuss several datasets that incorporate constructs of interest to family researchers, including the Family Global Assessment Tool (GAT), a dataset on psychosocial well-being. Next, the authors describe the sample of spouses who have completed the Family GAT (n = 1250). Finally, they discuss theoretical frameworks that provide a foundation for big data research on military families, noting potential future directions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	335-345
Number of pages	11
Journal	Military Behavioral Health
Volume	5
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2017.1343696
State	Published - 2017

Keywords

behavioral health
Big data
military families
military spouse
resilience

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Psychology(all)

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