ABSTRACT

Prior research has demonstrated the impact of military sexual trauma (MST) on health and well-being. However, little empirical work has been published identifying protective factors for women who have experienced MST. We examined the impact of two different forms of MST, harassment-only and assault MST, on PTSD symptoms and social functional impairment in a sample of women Veterans employed in the civilian workforce. The effects of MST were examined at three different times over a period of 9 months. We found that MST that included both harassment and assault was associated with significantly higher levels of PTSD symptoms and social functional impairment across three different time points among women Veterans employed in civilian jobs. Further, the pattern of results suggested that coworker support can buffer against these negative outcomes experienced by women who reported assault MST. Overall, findings suggest that coworker support is one critical resource for women Veterans who experienced assault MST.

 抽象的

先前的研究已经证明了军事性创伤（MST）对健康和福祉的影响。然而，尚未发表实证研究来确定经历过 MST 的女性的保护因素。我们研究了两种不同形式的 MST（仅限骚扰和攻击 MST）对受雇于文职人员的女性退伍军人样本的 PTSD 症状和社会功能障碍的影响。在 9 个月的时间里，在三个不同时间检查了 MST 的效果。我们发现，在三个不同时间点，从事文职工作的女性退伍军人中，包括骚扰和攻击在内的 MST 与 PTSD 症状和社会功能障碍水平显着升高相关。此外，结果模式表明，同事的支持可以缓冲报告受攻击 MST 的女性所经历的这些负面结果。总体而言，研究结果表明，同事的支持是遭受 MST 攻击的女性退伍军人的一项重要资源。