ABSTRACT

Increasing attention has been dedicated to studying behavioral health of non-deployed military personnel. This investigation explored the impacts of a variety of sociodemographic and health factors on key behavioral health outcomes among active duty personnel. A secondary analysis was conducted using 2014 Defense Health Agency Health Related Behaviors Survey data (unweighted n = 45,762, weighted n = 1,251,606). Three logistic regression models investigated factors associated with reporting symptomatology consistent with depression, anxiety, and stress. We found that after adjusting for sociodemographic and other health variables (e.g., sleep), deployment was associated with stress but not anxiety or depression. Although deployed personnel were more likely to report increased levels of stress overall, few differences with respect to the sources of stressors were identified. While behavioral health screening and treatment needs may differ for non-deployed and deployed personnel, programs to support mental and physical well-being among all service members should be robustly promoted.

摘要

越来越多的注意力致力于研究非部署军事人员的行为健康。该调查探讨了各种社会人口学和健康因素对现役人员关键行为健康结果的影响。使用 2014 年国防卫生局健康相关行为调查数据（未加权 n = 45,762，加权 n = 1,251,606）进行了二次分析。三个逻辑回归模型调查了与报告与抑郁、焦虑和压力一致的症状相关的因素。我们发现，在调整社会人口统计学和其他健康变量（例如睡眠）后，部署与压力有关，但与焦虑或抑郁无关。尽管部署人员更有可能报告整体压力水平增加，确定了压力来源方面的一些差异。虽然未部署和部署人员的行为健康检查和治疗需求可能不同，但应大力推广支持所有服务人员身心健康的计划。