Online crowdsourcing to study trauma and mental health symptoms in military populations: A case for Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) platform.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) appears to be a reliable resource for studying clinical populations and accessing hard-to-reach populations. Recent research suggests that MTurk may also be a viable option for military recruitment.

Objective

The goal of the current study was to examine the utility of collecting clinical data on military samples recruited via MTurk.

Method

Participants were 535 military veterans (M_age = 37.45; 71.8% men; 69.5% White) who completed measures assessing trauma and mental health.

Results

Findings indicate that rates of military traumas and mental health diagnoses were higher than published comparisons; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression symptoms were found to be higher than values found

SUBMITTER: Forkus SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10312215 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature