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Marital transitions among Vietnam-era repatriated prisoners of war

The Pennsylvania State University

Steven Cole

University of California, Los Angeles

Joanne Davila

State University of New York, Stony Brook

We examined (i) whether marital outcomes in the 20 years following repatriation for 98 former Vietnam War prisoners of war (POW) differed from a matched comparison group of 98 Vietnam-era Navy aviators who did not experience captivity, and (ii) individual differences that contributed to vulnerability for divorce among the POWs and 56 of their wives. POWs had a higher divorce rate than the comparison sample, particularly in the 2 years following repatriation. POWs were more likely to divorce when they were younger, had shorter marriages, and had wives with lower marital satisfaction and more financial stressors. Marriage can be a casualty of war, even among those who are high functioning and have many personal advantages.

Key Words: divorce • marriage • prisoner of war • stressfulevents • Vietnam War

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