Bedroom Sharing, Retention, and Mental Health Among Soldiers Living in U.S. Army Barracks

Bedroom sharing was associated with greater adverse behavioral and social health outcomes when compared to private bedrooms for a large sample of UH residents in the U.S. Army. Findings indicated private bedrooms may be more beneficial for quality of life, readiness, and reenlistment rates among Army Soldiers residing in the barracks. These findings should be used in the development of future studies aimed at assessing Soldier quality of life, as well as to inform Army Senior Leaders and decision makers during development of prevention and risk mitigation strategies and policies on barracks configurations.