Examining the Association between Trauma Exposure and Work-Related Outcomes in Women Veterans.

ABSTRACT: Women veterans have high rates of trauma exposure, including military sexual trauma (MST), which are associated with numerous health and psychosocial consequences. However, associations between trauma history and work-related outcomes are less well-characterized. We examined whether military-related and non-military trauma types were associated with work-related outcomes and whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression symptoms mediated these associations. A total of 369 women veterans completed up to two mailed surveys, 12 months apart, assessing trauma exposure, depression and PTSD symptoms, occupational functioning, and employment status (unemployed, out of the workforce, employed). Participants reported high rates of trauma exposure. Nearly half (47.5%) were out of the w

SUBMITTER: Sienkiewicz ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7344422 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature