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ArticlePsychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy2024

Enjoying the violence of war: Association with posttraumatic symptomatology in U.S. combat veterans.

Elizabeth E Van Voorhees, Kirsten H Dillon, Anselm Crombach, Tiffany Beaver, Katherine Kelton, Jennifer H Wortmann, Visn-Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Workgroup, Jason Nieuwsma

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Article in Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Elizabeth E Van VoorheesDurham Veterans Affairs Health Care System.ORCID 0000-0003-3475-1737
Kirsten H DillonDurham Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
Anselm CrombachUniversity of Saarland.
Tiffany BeaverDurham Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
Katherine KeltonDurham Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
Jennifer H WortmannMid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC).
Visn-Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Workgroup
Jason NieuwsmaMid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC).ORCID 0000-0003-0856-1913
Durham VA Health Care System · USMental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers · USSaarland University · DE

Funding

Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anger and Aggression in Veterans with PTSDIK2RX001298 · VA · DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI VAN VOORHEES, ELIZABETH · 2015 to 2018
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Developing a Mobile Intervention for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Problematic AngerIK2RX002965 · VA · DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI DILLON, KIRSTEN HAWKINS · 2019 to 2023
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Durham VA Health Care SystemUS Department of Veterans Affairs; Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical CenterUS Department of Veterans Affairs; Office of Research and Development; Rehabilitation Research and Development Service
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveEngaging in war-related violence can have a devastating impact on military personnel, with research suggesting that injuring or killing others can contribute to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and moral injury. However, there is also evidence that perpetrating violence in war can become pleasurable to a substantial number of combatants and that developing this "appetitive" form of aggression can diminish PTSD severity. Secondary analyses were conducted on data from a study of moral injury in U.S., Iraq, and Afghanistan combat veterans, to examine the impact of recognizing that one enjoyed war-related violence on outcomes of PTSD, depression, and trauma-related guilt.

methodThree multiple regression models evaluated the impact of endorsing the item, "I came to realize during the war that I enjoyed violence" on PTSD, depression, and trauma-related guilt, after controlling for age, gender, and combat exposure.

resultsResults indicated that enjoying violence was positively associated with PTSD, β (

conclusionsImplications for understanding the impact of combat experiences on postdeployment adjustment, and for applying this understanding to effectively treating posttraumatic symptomatology, are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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Iraq War, 2003-2011Stress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransViolenceAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-DepressionFemaleGuiltHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited StatesWar Exposure

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PMCPMC10755059
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