Associations of military sexual harassment and assault with nonsuicidal self-injury: Examining gender and sexual orientation as moderators.

ABSTRACT: Military sexual harassment (MSH) and assault (MSA) are prevalent among service members and are linked to negative psychosocial outcomes, including self-directed violence. Veterans identifying as women or as sexual or gender minorities are at heightened risk for both MSH/MSA and self-directed violence, but their relationship remains understudied in these populations. We examined associations of MSH and MSA with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and tested whether relations varied by self-identified gender or sexual orientation in two national samples of U.S. veterans. Sample 1 included post-9/11 veterans who had recently discharged from service (n = 1,494); sample 2 included veterans from any service era (n = 1,187). Veterans self-reported MSH, MSA, gender identity and sexual orientation, and

SUBMITTER: Zelkowitz RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11966702 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature