Parenting Stress, Family Resilience, and Emotional Support Among US Military Families

Key Points

• Parenting stress negatively impacts emotional support and family resilience in military families, affecting their overall psychological well-being.
• Emotional support among military families was positively correlated with effective coping strategies, leading to greater resilience.
• Analysis highlighted that higher levels of family cohesion are associated with reduced parenting stress in military contexts.
• Understanding these dynamics may enable the development of targeted interventions to strengthen family resilience among military personnel.