Anchored Together: Family Coregulation as a Protective Factor for Military Families in the Predeployment Phase

Date of Award

Summer 8-22-2026

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Kathryn Barrs

Second Advisor

Lavita Nadkarni

Third Advisor

John Mallory

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

All Rights Reserved
All Rights Reserved.

Keywords

Military, Military family, Coregulation, Deployment, Predeployment, Mental health

Abstract

Military families experience many unique stressors related to their military affiliation. The deployment cycle is a particularly vulnerable time due to navigating changing schedules, new responsibilities, and family separation. These stressors can have an adverse impact on mental health and impair functioning in school, work, and interpersonal relationships. Unfortunately, military families often manage these symptoms in isolation. The focus of this paper will be the mental health impact of deployment on military parents and their families, specifically targeting the predeployment phase of the deployment cycle as it presents an opportunity to strengthen family structures through the concept of family coregulation. Family coregulation developed in the predeployment phase can help families establish a secure family base built on trust and safety that will continue through the entire deployment cycle and beyond.

Copyright Date

7-8-2026

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

Rights Holder

Mario Roberto Flores Mejia

Provenance

Received from Author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

44 pgs

File Size

1.23 MB

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