The effects of spirituality, physical health, and social support on deployment stress and mental health outcomes

Muse, Amelia; Lamson, Angela L.; Cobb, Erin

doi:10.1080/21635781.2018.1490226

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“…• White service members were associated with less posttraumatic growth (Mitchell et al, 2013). • Nonwhite service members reported higher anxiety than white service members (Muse, Lamson, and Cobb, 2019). • A study found higher rates of PTSD among Black service members compared with white service members (Taylor et al, 2014).…”

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“…Individuals from non-white R/E groups appear to be more at risk for anxiety and depression but at lower risk for TBI. For example, one article found that non-white service members reported higher anxiety levels than white service members (Muse, Lamson, and Cobb, 2019), and another found Hispanic participants had higher odds of meeting the criteria for generalized anxiety disorder than white participants (Taylor et al, 2014). One of these articles also found that Black participants were more likely to meet diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder than white and Hispanics participants (Taylor et al, 2014).…”

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Records for abstraction: 1• No overlapping articles APPENDIX B Domain BibliographiesAppendix B presents a full bibliography of the 110 articles that met inclusion criteria, grouped by the five outcome domains: mental health, behavioral health, family violence, marital satisfaction, and financial stress.a Article co-listed in the mental health domain.b Article co-listed in the behavioral health domain.c Article co-listed in the family violence domain. d Article co-listed in the marital satisfaction domain.

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Differences in military personnel’s hardiness depending on their leadership levels and combat experience: An exploratory pilot study

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Lozinska

2022

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Mental Health Symptoms Are Associated With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury History in Active Special Operations Forces (SOF) Combat and Combat Support Soldiers

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Introduction Special Operations Forces (SOF) combat arms and combat support Soldiers are at risk for impaired mental health, such as mood- and stress-related disorders, due to operational and training demands. Additionally, these individuals experience high risk for sustaining mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). These mTBIs have also been linked to negative psychological outcomes, such as anxiety and depressive symptoms. Studying mental illnesses and their related symptoms alone does not fully address mental health, which may be better understood by 2 separate but overlapping continua measuring both mental illness and subjective well-being (ie, emotional, psychological, and social well-being). Due to the lack of research in this area, current mental health symptoms in active SOF combat Soldiers in relation to mTBI warrants investigation. Materials and Methods In this study, 113 SOF combat and combat support Soldiers completed self-report psychological and mTBI history measures during an in-person laboratory setting. These psychometric measures included (1) psychological distress (Brief Symptom Inventory 18), (2) anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item), (3) posttraumatic stress (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5), (4) somatization (Patient Health Questionnaire-15), and (5) subjective well-being (Mental Health Continuum Short Form). Results On average, SOF combat Soldiers endorsed moderate well-being and low psychological distress, somatization, posttraumatic stress, and anxiety. Most SOF combat Soldiers had sustained 1 or more mTBI. We observed mTBI history had significant effects on each dependent variable in the expected directions. History of more mTBIs, controlling for age, was associated with lower subjective well-being as well as higher psychological distress, somatization, posttraumatic stress, and anxiety symptoms. Conclusion Although SOF combat Soldiers reported relatively adaptive mental health symptoms across participants, there was considerable variance in the measures reported. Some of the variance in mental health symptoms was accounted for by mTBI history while controlling for age, with reporting higher numbers of lifetime mTBIs and older age being associated with worse mental health symptoms. Longitudinal investigations into these associations and their impact on Soldier performance is warranted.

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The effects of spirituality, physical health, and social support on deployment stress and mental health outcomes

Cited by 6 publications

References 37 publications

Diversity in U.S. Military Families: An Environmental Scan of the Peer-Reviewed Literature on Race and Ethnic Variation for Select Well-Being Outcomes

Diversity in U.S. Military Families: An Environmental Scan of the Peer-Reviewed Literature on Race and Ethnic Variation for Select Well-Being Outcomes

Differences in military personnel’s hardiness depending on their leadership levels and combat experience: An exploratory pilot study

Mental Health Symptoms Are Associated With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury History in Active Special Operations Forces (SOF) Combat and Combat Support Soldiers

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