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ArticleJournal of traumatic stress2015

Mental Health and Substance Use Factors Associated With Unwanted Sexual Contact Among U.S. Active Duty Service Women.

Shauna Stahlman, Marjan Javanbakht, Susan Cochran, Alison B Hamilton, Steven Shoptaw, Pamina M Gorbach

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6 authors.

Shauna StahlmanDepartment of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2861-7734
Marjan JavanbakhtDepartment of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Susan CochranDepartment of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Alison B HamiltonDepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Steven ShoptawDepartment of Family Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Pamina M GorbachDepartment of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Funding

UCLA Rapid, Relevant, Rigorous Implementation Science HubP30MH058107 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI RAPHAEL J LANDOVITZ · 1997 to 2026
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NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH058107NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH58107
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many U.S. military women are exposed to unwanted sexual contact during military service, which can have important implications for mental health. Using data from the 2008 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors, we employed multiple logistic regression methods to examine whether unwanted sexual contact was associated with stress, screening positive for mental disorders, or substance use, among active duty service women. The sample included 7,415 female military personnel, of whom 13.4% reported unwanted sexual contact (including any touching of genitals) since entering the military. After adjusting for potentially confounding variables, factors independently associated with unwanted sexual contact included military-related stress (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.44), family/personal life-related stress (AOR = 1.78), and gender-related stress (AOR = 1.98) in the past 12 months. In addition, screening positive for depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, or psychological distress, and suicidal ideation or attempt were associated with unwanted sexual contact (AOR = 1.57-2.11). For drug/alcohol use, only misuse of tranquilizers/muscle relaxers (past 12 months) was associated with report of unwanted sexual contact (AOR = 1.35). Given the prevalence of unwanted sexual contact and corresponding adverse health outcomes in this sample of active duty women, strategies to create military structural/cultural changes and reduce gender-related stress and sexism are needed.

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AdolescentAdultAnxietyDepressionFemaleHumansMental DisordersMental HealthMilitary PersonnelMuscle Relaxants, CentralPrevalenceSex OffensesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalSubstance-Related DisordersSuicidal IdeationMuscle Relaxants, CentralTranquilizing Agents

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PMID25976935
PMCPMC4522288

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