دورية أكاديمية
Protective factors that mitigate the indirect risk of combat exposure upon meaning in life: A longitudinal study of student veterans.
| العنوان: | Protective factors that mitigate the indirect risk of combat exposure upon meaning in life: A longitudinal study of student veterans. |
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| المؤلفون: | Kinney AR; Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center., Schmid AA; Department of Occupational Therapy., Henry KL; Department of Psychology., Coatsworth JD; Department of Human Development and Family Studies., Eakman AM; Department of Occupational Therapy. |
| المصدر: | Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy [Psychol Trauma] 2022 Jul; Vol. 14 (5), pp. 795-804. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Sep 19. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Educational Pub. Foundation of the American Psychological Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101495376 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1942-969X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1942969X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Trauma Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Washington, DC : Educational Pub. Foundation of the American Psychological Association |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Combat Disorders* , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic* , Veterans*, Humans ; Longitudinal Studies ; Protective Factors ; Students |
| مستخلص: | Objective: Studies of combat emphasize its impact upon health-related outcomes (e.g., depression). Little is known regarding the risk that combat poses to positive outcomes, such as meaning in life, and factors that mitigate this risk. We sought to investigate whether combat poses an indirect risk to life meaning and protective factors that mitigate this risk. Method: Through an online survey at 2 time points, 153 combat-exposed veterans enrolled in college reported combat exposure, health status (posttraumatic stress disorder, depressive, somatic symptoms), meaning in life, and protective factors (social support, instructor autonomy support, coping ability, academic self-efficacy, social and community participation, and meaningful activity). We used path analysis to (a) explore whether baseline health status and life meaning mediated the relationship between combat and follow-up life meaning, and (b) test whether protective factors promoted life meaning despite combat and health status (combat-related risk). Results: The relationship between combat and follow-up life meaning was mediated by baseline health status and life meaning. Meaningful activity and coping ability were associated with greater life meaning independently of combat-related risk. The indirect effect of combat upon life meaning was weakened when social support, instructor autonomy support, coping ability, and academic self-efficacy were high. Conclusions: Combat is associated with worse health status, in turn limiting student veterans' life meaning. This supports an expanded conception of combat-related risk, in which the effect of combat upon positive outcomes is emphasized. Findings indicate that the proposed protective factors may mitigate combat-related risk. We discuss implications for research and practice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved). |
| معلومات مُعتمدة: | Colorado State University; Center for Meaning and Purpose |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20190920 Date Completed: 20220627 Latest Revision: 20220627 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240628 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/tra0000512 |
| PMID: | 31535897 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
| تدمد: | 1942-969X |
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| DOI: | 10.1037/tra0000512 |