Title
When Women Veterans Return: The Role of Postsecondary Education in Transition in Their Civilian Lives
Department/School
Social Work
Date of this version
2019
Document Type
Article
Keywords
health behaviors, postsecondary, transition, veterans, women
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1494599
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the current state of postsecondary educational settings’ outreach to military women who become students post service. Participants: Data for the present cross-sectional study were obtained from the American College Health Association’s (ACHA) 2011–2014 National College Health Assessment II (NCHA). Methods: Demographic characteristics of the study sample were explored by calculating frequencies and percentages by military service status. Research questions were explored with Fisher’s exact test, maximum likelihood multiple logistic regression, as appropriate. Results: Women service member and veteran students received health information from their university/college less often than women students with no military experience on the following topics: alcohol and other drug use, depression and anxiety, sexual assault and relationship violence prevention, and stress reduction. Conclusions: The findings of this research identified clear gaps in service provision for women student veterans on college campuses and provided some possible models for intervention development.
Volume
67
Issue
5
Published in
Journal of American College Health
Citation/Other Information
Albright, D. L., Thomas, K. H., McDaniel, J. T., Fletcher, K. L., Godfrey, K., Bertram, J. M., & Angel, C. (2019). When women veterans return: The role of postsecondary education in transition in their civilian lives. Journal of American College Health, 67(5), 479-485. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1494599