This article examines the relative contribution of work stressors, family and community resources, and Army support resources to the family adaptation of a sample of 238 single parents serving on active duty in the US. Army. The results indicate that the adaptation of single-parent families to Army demands is influenced more strongly by the availability of family, community, and Army resources than by the presence of work stressors. Recommendations are offeredforpolicy andpractice.
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Bowen et al. (1993) studied this question.