title: Does military sexual trauma moderate the impact of critical warzone experiences?
abstract: The present research sought to replicate the finding that military sexual trauma (MST) moderates the effect of critical warzone experiences on mental health outcomes in a sample of male veterans. One-hundred eighty-one male veterans completed measures of MST, critical warzone experiences, and mental health symptoms. The hypothesized interaction was not significant, nor was a significant main effect observed for MST. In contrast, both critical warzone experiences and childhood maltreatment had significant main effects.
authors.affiliation: University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Laura C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Brittany L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.affiliation: University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Emma K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Leheney
authors.affiliation: University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Alesha D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Ballman
authors.affiliation: VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Waco, TX, USA; Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX, USA; Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Eric C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.affiliation: VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Waco, TX, USA; Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX, USA; Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Bryann B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: DeBeer
authors.affiliation: VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Waco, TX, USA; Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX, USA; Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Morissette
authors.affiliation: Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; VA Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC, USA; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. Electronic address: Nathan.Kimbrel@va.gov.
authors.forename: Nathan A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kimbrel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000639:trends; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Anxiety; Depression; PTSD