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ArticlePloS one2024

Happiness in US military veterans: Results from a nationally representative study.

Hun Kang, Ian C Fischer, Peter J Na, Robert H Pietrzak

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Hun KangDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-5312-1493
Ian C FischerU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, United States of America.
Peter J NaDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America.
Robert H PietrzakDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-5561-6414

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Understanding the role of modifiable lifestyle and psychosocial factors in moderating genetic risk for alcohol use problems in veteransIK1CX002532 · VA · VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM · PI NA, PETER · 2022 to 2023
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CSRD VA IK1 CX002532
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In line with the US Department of Veterans Affairs' adoption of a Whole Health approach to healthcare, there has been growing interest in factors linked to veterans' perceptions of well-being. To date, no known study has examined levels and correlates of perceived happiness in this population. To examine this question, we analyzed data from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, which surveyed a nationally representative sample of 4,069 US military veterans. Overall, veterans reported mean happiness scores of 5.41 out of 7. Greater purpose in life was the strongest correlate of happiness, followed by lower severity of depressive symptoms, and higher optimism, emotional stability, and resilience. Among veterans who screened positive for depression, those who scored higher on measures of optimism, emotional stability, and resilience reported greater happiness. Interventions to leverage these modifiable psychosocial characteristics may help promote happiness and subjective well-being in this population.

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DepressionHappinessVeteransAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedResilience, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited States

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PMID39661580
PMCPMC11633995

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