title: Suicidal or self-harming ideation in military personnel transitioning to civilian life.
abstract: Suicides have markedly increased among military personnel in recent years. We used path analysis to examine factors associated with suicidal/self-harming ideation among male Navy and Marine Corps personnel transitioning to civilian life. Roughly 7% of men (Sailors = 5.3%, Marines = 9.0%) reported ideation during the previous 30 days. Results suggest that combat exposure, substance abuse, and resilience are associated with suicidal ideation/self-harming thoughts through the mediation of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and/or depression symptoms. Substance abuse plays a moderating role. Resilience had a direct effect only among the Marines. Implications for improving the transition to civilian life are discussed.
authors: International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
authors: Alyssa J
authors: AJ
authors: Mansfield
authors: Randall H
authors: RH
authors: Bender
authors: Laurel L
authors: LL
authors: Hourani
authors: Gerald E
authors: GE
authors: Larson