| dc.contributor.author | Fawcett, Erienne Lee | |
| dc.description.abstract | This qualitative study explored the lived military relationships of eighteen Navy wives
whose husbands were stationed on the Naval Air Station Whidbey Base in Oak Harbor,
Washington. The researcher performed interviews to better understand how internal
dialectical tensions- autonomy-connection, novelty-predictability, and opennessclosedness
- were manifested throughout deployment, and what strategies were used to
cope with those tensions. Results suggested that a variety of tensions characterized these
marital relationships throughout the course of a deployment. The tensions that coincide
with military lifestyles were often addressed by using the reframing coping strategy. A
military/non-military external tension emerged from the data that influenced the internal
tensions and coping strategies of Navy wives. The knowledge gained from this study may
help military couples balance tensions throughout the deployment process and create more
satisfactory relationships. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU policy 190.6.2 | en_US |
| dc.title | Military Marriages: A Look at Dialectical Tensions, Deployment, and Military Life Through Navy Wives' Eyes | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-21T20:23:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-21T20:23:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/33741 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Navy spouses -- Washington (State) -- Whidbey Island. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Wives -- Effect of husband's employment on -- Washington (State) -- Whidbey Island. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Families -- Psychological aspects. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Arts (MA) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Communication | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Communication | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Burnett, Ann | |
