ArticleCureus2026
Association Between Childhood Behavioral Problems and Parental Military Active Duty Status: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2017-2021 National Survey of Children's Health.
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Abstract
Introduction Children of military families face unique stressors, including frequent relocations and parental deployments, which can disrupt stability and influence behavioral development. These experiences may also contribute to conduct problems and challenges in social interactions, including bullying victimization and perpetration. However, limited research exists specifically examining behavioral risks in military-connected children. Objective To assess whether children with at least one parent with current or prior military service have increased behavioral problems or a history of being bullied. Methodology We performed secondary data analysis of U.S. children aged 0-17 years who participated in the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) from 2017 to 2021. The independent variable was parental military-duty status categorized as at least one parent with (1) current or (2) prior active-duty service in the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves, or the National Guard, and (3) parents never in military duty (reference group). Outcomes assessed included (1) history of child behavioral or conduct problems and (2) history of being bullied. Outcomes were assessed independently. Confounding variables included demographic factors, family poverty ratio, deployment status, child's general health, and a history of physical abuse and of living with mentally ill relatives. Logistic regression was used to estimate crude and adjusted associations. Results We analyzed data from 140,542 children: 4,919 (3.5%) had parents in active service, and 13,914 (9.9%) had parents with prior military service. A total of 10,681 (7.6%) reported a history of behavioral problems. Among those with information available regarding bullying (
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