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ArticlePsychological medicine2023

Social network size and personality traits independently and prospectively predict distress disorders and suicidal behavior in U.S. Army soldiers.

Charles T Taylor, Laura Campbell-Sills, Ronald C Kessler, Xiaoying Sun, Matthew K Nock, Robert J Ursano, Sonia Jain, Murray B Stein

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Article in Psychological medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Charles T TaylorDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2337-0392
Laura Campbell-SillsDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Ronald C KesslerDepartment of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Xiaoying SunHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Matthew K NockDepartment of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Robert J UrsanoCenter for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Sonia JainHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Murray B SteinDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
University of California San Diego · USHarvard University · USUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · US

Funding

Modifiable Risk and Protective Factors for Suicidal Behaviors in the US ArmyU01MH087981 · NIMH · HENRY M. JACKSON FDN FOR THE ADV MIL/MED · PI STEIN, MURRAY B., URSANO, ROBERT J. · 2009 to 2013
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NIMH NIH HHS U01 MH087981
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPersonality traits (e.g. neuroticism) and the social environment predict risk for internalizing disorders and suicidal behavior. Studying these characteristics together and prospectively within a population confronted with high stressor exposure (e.g. U.S. Army soldiers) has not been done, yet could uncover unique and interactive predictive effects that may inform prevention and early intervention efforts.

methodsFive broad personality traits and social network size were assessed via self-administered questionnaires among experienced soldiers preparing for deployment (

resultsAmong the personality traits, elevated neuroticism was consistently associated with increased mental health risk following deployment. Small social networks were also associated with increased mental health risk following deployment, beyond the variance accounted for by personality. Limited support was found for social network size moderating the association between personality and mental health outcomes. Small social networks also predicted distress disorders and suicidal behavior 5 years following enlistment, whereas unique effects of personality traits on these more distal outcomes were rare.

conclusionsHeightened neuroticism and small social networks predict a greater risk for negative mental health sequelae, especially following deployment. Social ties may mitigate adverse impacts of personality traits on psychopathology in some contexts. Early identification and targeted intervention for these distinct, modifiable factors may decrease the risk of distress disorders and suicidal behavior.

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Military PersonnelSuicidal IdeationHumansPersonalityRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSuicide, AttemptedInternalizing disordersmilitaryneuroticismpersonalitysocial networkssuicide

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