Smith Nicholas A, Brady Jacquelyn M, Hammer Leslie B, Carlson Kathleen F, Mohr Cynthia D
Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health & Science University & Department of Psychology, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon.
Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.
Mil Psychol. 2020 Dec 14;32(6):441-449. doi: 10.1080/08995605.2020.1806635. eCollection 2020.
Prior research has demonstrated the impact of military sexual trauma (MST) on health and well-being. However, little empirical work has been published identifying protective factors for women who have experienced MST. We examined the impact of two different forms of MST, harassment-only and assault MST, on PTSD symptoms and social functional impairment in a sample of women Veterans employed in the civilian workforce. The effects of MST were examined at three different times over a period of 9 months. We found that MST that included both harassment and assault was associated with significantly higher levels of PTSD symptoms and social functional impairment across three different time points among women Veterans employed in civilian jobs. Further, the pattern of results suggested that coworker support can buffer against these negative outcomes experienced by women who reported assault MST. Overall, findings suggest that coworker support is one critical resource for women Veterans who experienced assault MST.
先前的研究已经证明了军事性创伤（MST）对健康和幸福的影响。然而，很少有实证研究发表，以确定经历过MST的女性的保护因素。我们在受雇于文职工作的女性退伍军人样本中，研究了两种不同形式的MST（仅骚扰和性侵犯MST）对创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状和社会功能损害的影响。在9个月的时间里，分三个不同时间点对MST的影响进行了研究。我们发现，在受雇于文职工作的女性退伍军人中，包括骚扰和性侵犯的MST在三个不同时间点都与显著更高水平的PTSD症状和社会功能损害相关。此外，结果模式表明，同事的支持可以缓冲报告遭受性侵犯MST的女性所经历的这些负面结果。总体而言，研究结果表明，同事的支持是经历过性侵犯MST的女性退伍军人的一项关键资源。
