Effects of Military Service on Marital Stability Among World War II U.S. Veterans of Japanese Descent.

Conclusion: Similar to other groups in this era, long-term marriage with one partner was the norm for both veterans and civilians. For a small portion of American men of Japanese descent, military service seemed to impact the transition into marriage. However, we found no differences in the timing of marriage or the likelihood of divorce based on military service or level of combat exposure. While our findings are inconsistent with previous research on the impact of military service and combat exposure, much of that research was conducted with mainland veterans, usually of European descent. There appears to be little long-term disruption of life course events. Results highlight the importance of studying diverse groups of veterans to understand how experiences in the military interact with pre-military factors in defining long-term responses to military service. PMID: 29939363 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Military Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research