Early and recent military and nonmilitary stressors associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms among military service members and their spouses.

ABSTRACT: Disparities in posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) have been observed among military service members (SMs) and spouses (SPs) compared to their civilian peers, but exposure to military stressors does not adequately explain observed differences. Using a stress process framework, this study considered the associations between early and recent military and nonmilitary stressors and PTSS among SMs and SPs. We analyzed data from 3,314 SM-SP dyads in the Millennium Cohort and Millennium Cohort Family Studies. Accounting for covariates, multiple linear regression and dominance analyses were employed to consider the effects of SM and SP childhood maltreatment, recent nonmilitary stressors (e.g., financial difficulties), and recent military stressors (e.g., deployment) on their own and their partne

SUBMITTER: Sullivan KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10592439 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature