Effects of parental separation on the academic achievement of children of military personnel

Abstract

This study gauged the effects of parental separation on the academic achievement and social/emotional behavior of children of military personnel. Data were gathered from the school records of N=28 fifth grade students in a Department of Defense European ­based elementary school. The Teacher's Perception of Social Attributes (TPSA) and Teacher's Perception of Child Emotional Behavior (TPCEB) checklists were adminis­tered to elementary school teachers to compare differences in social and emotional functioning in children who experienced parental deployment and children whose par­ents were not deployed.