ArticleDepression research and treatment2012
Influence of spirituality on depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and suicidality in active duty military personnel.
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- Religion, Combat Casualty Exposure, and Sleep Disturbance in the US Military.Journal of religion and health · 2018Article
- Religious Involvement, Anxiety/Depression, and PTSD Symptoms in US Veterans and Active Duty Military.Journal of religion and health · 2018Article
- Effect of spiritual care education on postpartum stress disorder in women with preeclampsia.Journal of education and health promotion · 2018Article
- Positive and Negative Religious/Spiritual Coping and Combat Exposure as Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress and Perceived Growth in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans.Psychology of religion and spirituality · 2017Article
- Spiritual and Non-spiritual Needs Among German Soldiers and Their Relation to Stress Perception, PTDS Symptoms, and Life Satisfaction: Results from a Structural Equation Modeling Approach.Journal of religion and health · 2016Article
- Spirituality and Its Relationship with Personality in Depressed People: Preliminary Findings.Journal of religion and health · 2015Article
- The Relationship Between Religious Attitudes, Fear of Death and Dying with General Health Condition: A Survey in College Students.Journal of religion and health · 2015Article
- Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Active-Duty Military Personnel: Utilization of Chaplains and Other Mental Health Service Providers.Journal of health care chaplaincyArticle
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Abstract
Understanding the role of spirituality as a potential coping mechanism for military personnel is important given growing concern about the mental health issues of personnel returning from war. This study seeks to determine the extent to which spirituality is associated with selected mental health problems among active duty military personnel and whether it moderates the relationship between combat exposure/deployment and (a) depression, (b) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and (c) suicidality in active duty military personnel. Data were drawn from the 2008 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Active Duty Military Personnel. Over 24,000 randomly selected active duty personnel worldwide completed an anonymous self-report questionnaire. High spirituality had a significant protective effect only for depression symptoms. Medium, as opposed to high or low, levels of spirituality buffered each of the mental health outcomes to some degree. Medium and low spirituality levels predicted depression symptoms but only among those with moderate combat exposure. Medium spirituality levels also predicted PTSD symptoms among those with moderate levels of combat exposure and predicted self-reported suicidal ideation/attempt among those never deployed. These results point to the complex relationship between spirituality and mental health, particularly among military personnel and the need for further research.
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