Military Spouse Mental Health Outcomes After Receiving Short-Term Counseling Services

Elizabeth A. Prosek; Elizabeth E. Burgin; K. Lynn Pierce; Warren N. Ponder

doi:10.1177/10664807231163259

Military Spouse Mental Health Outcomes After Receiving Short-Term Counseling Services

Elizabeth A. Prosek, Elizabeth E. Burgin, K. Lynn Pierce, Warren N. Ponder

Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education

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Research related to military spouses accessing community-based mental health care is limited. Evaluations identifying outcomes of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and resilience are scant. In this study, 71 military partners and spouses (age M = 39.79, SD = 11.32; 97.2% women) receiving counseling services at a nonprofit agency completed self-report measures of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and resilience pre–post a 6-week intervention. Less depressive symptoms predicted higher resilience at intake of services, with medium statistical significance. In pre–post analysis, no statistically significant changes were noted to anxiety, depressive symptoms, or resilience, with small to medium effect sizes and unimproved conditions with no clinical significance. This study represents an evaluation of services from a single site utilizing individual counseling services.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	580-586
Number of pages	7
Journal	Family Journal
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807231163259
State	Published - Oct 2023

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