ABSTRACT

This study examined differences in public knowledge and attitudes about homelessness and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among US Veterans and other adults. A national online survey of 541 US adults from the general population was conducted in November 2016 about knowledge and attitudes about homelessness and PTSD both in reference to the general population and the Veteran population. Results found that participants reported more positive attitudes and endorsed more federal funding for homelessness and PTSD for Veterans than other adults. Participants also reported greater safety concerns about PTSD among Veterans than other adults. Among various background characteristics, only political identification with the Republican party was consistently associated with attitudes in favor of Veterans. The US public reports greater support for addressing homelessness and PTSD among Veterans than other adults, supporting various government and private programs dedicated to Veterans. It is important that publicly supported programs and policies must be evaluated.

 抽象的

这项研究调查了美国退伍军人和其他成年人对无家可归和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的公众知识和态度的差异。 2016 年 11 月，对来自普通民众的 541 名美国成年人进行了一项全国在线调查，调查对象是普通民众和退伍军人群体，了解他们对无家可归和创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 的了解和态度。结果发现，与其他成年人相比，参与者表现出更积极的态度，并支持为退伍军人无家可归和创伤后应激障碍提供更多联邦资金。参与者还报告说，退伍军人比其他成年人对创伤后应激障碍有更大的安全担忧。在各种背景特征中，只有对共和党的政治认同始终与支持退伍军人的态度相关。美国公众报告称，与其他成年人相比，美国公众对解决退伍军人无家可归和创伤后应激障碍问题的支持更大，支持各种专门针对退伍军人的政府和私人项目。重要的是，必须对公共支持的计划和政策进行评估。