When a Marriage Is Interrupted by Military Deployment, Both Partners

question 36

Multiple Choice

When a marriage is interrupted by military deployment, both partners will be affected by the changes in circumstances. Which of the following is an accurate statement about such cases?

• A) If a marriage is interrupted by military deployment, the couples' beliefs about their ability to survive such a separation is unrelated to the likelihood of the marriage lasting.​
• B) ​Research finds that only about 10% of "military marriages" survive when a deployment lasts for more than 12 months.
• C) ​Research finds that wives who have to leave due to military deployment experience higher levels of post-traumatic stress disorder when they return than do husbands.
• D) ​Divorce rates for women service members who are deployed are higher than for their male counterparts.

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