Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS).
Psychol Trauma. 2023 Nov;15(8):1233-1237. doi: 10.1037/tra0001294. Epub 2022 Jun 9.
Despite a robust association between military sexual trauma (MST) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), few studies have examined factors that are associated with increased symptom severity. To this end, the current study was designed to examine the unique and interactive effects of gender and race on PTSD symptoms using a sample of MST survivors.
The sample included 126 veterans (71% Women, 29% Men; 70% Black/African American and 30% White/Caucasian) presenting for psychological services to a MST specialty clinic at a large Southeastern Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital. As part of their intake evaluation, veterans completed a diagnostic interview and battery of self-report questionnaires.
Results revealed a main effect of gender and race such that veteran men and Black/African American veterans were found to have increased PTSD symptom severity. However, there was not a significant gender by race interaction.
Findings are discussed with regard to previous research and treatment implications. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
尽管军事性创伤 (MST) 与创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 之间存在很强的关联,但很少有研究探讨与症状严重程度增加相关的因素。为此,本研究旨在使用 MST 幸存者样本,检查性别和种族对 PTSD 症状的独特和交互影响。
该样本包括 126 名退伍军人(71%为女性,29%为男性;70%为黑种人/非裔美国人,30%为白种人/高加索人),他们到一家大型东南部退伍军人事务部 (VA) 医院的 MST 专科诊所寻求心理服务。作为他们的入学评估的一部分,退伍军人完成了诊断访谈和一系列自我报告问卷。
结果显示性别和种族存在主要影响,即男性退伍军人和黑种人/非裔美国退伍军人的 PTSD 症状严重程度增加。然而,没有发现性别与种族的显著交互作用。
研究结果与以往的研究和治疗意义进行了讨论。