Military occupation as a moderator between combat exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in US Army personnel.

ABSTRACT: Military occupational designations are standardized classifications that help define and convey a service member's expected duties and responsibilities. The present study examined how occupational designation was related to adverse combat-reactions, specifically posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It was hypothesized that at comparable levels of combat, non-combat units would display greater symptomology than combat units. The study sample consisted of 785 combat-deployed, active-duty enlisted US Army personnel. Participants were administered self-report questionnaires, including the Combat Experiences Scale and PTSD Checklist for DSM-5. Occupation was coded using the three-branch system (i.e., Operations, Support, & Force Sustainment). Hierarchical multiple linear regression (MLR) was r

SUBMITTER: Kok BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10013536 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature