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ArticleJournal of traumatic stress2025

Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets' exposure to potentially psychologically traumatic events during the Cadet Training Program.

Katie L Andrews, Kirby Q Maguire, Laleh Jamshidi, Tracie O Afifi, Jolan Nisbet, Robyn E Shields, Taylor A Teckchandani, Gordon J G Asmundson, Alain Brunet, Lisa M Lix and 5 more

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15 authors.

Katie L AndrewsDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0376-5290
Kirby Q MaguireDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Laleh JamshidiZilber College of Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Tracie O AfifiDepartment of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Jolan NisbetDepartment of Politics and International Studies, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Robyn E ShieldsDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Taylor A TeckchandaniDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Gordon J G AsmundsonAnxiety and Illness Behaviours Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Alain BrunetDepartment of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Lisa M LixDepartment of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Shannon Sauer-ZavalaTreatment Innovation for Psychological Services Research Program, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Jitender SareenDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Terence M KeaneBehavioral Science Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System & Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
J Patrick NearyFaculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
R Nicholas CarletonDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Funding

Government of CanadaMinistry of Public Safety and Emergency PreparednessRoyal Canadian Mounted Police
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lifetime exposures to potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs) among Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) cadets starting the Cadet Training Program (CTP) appear lower than exposures reported by serving RCMP, but the prevalence of PPTE exposures during the CTP remains unknown. The current study assessed PPTE exposures during the CTP and examined associations with mental disorders among RCMP cadets. Participants were cadets (n = 449, 24.7% women) from the larger RCMP Longitudinal Study who self-reported critical incidents, PPTE exposures, and mental health disorder symptoms at pretraining and predeployment. Most participants reported no exposures to a PPTE (n = 374, 83.3%) during the CTP. Participants who reported any PPTE exposure (n = 75, 16.7%; i.e., direct or indirect) most commonly reported serious transport accidents, physical assault, and sudden accidental death. The most common direct PPTEs (i.e., "happened to me") during the CTP were physical assault (n = 13), other unwanted or uncomfortable sexual experience (n = 11), and serious transportation accident (n = 8). The total number of PPTE types reported at predeployment was associated with increased odds of screening positive for any mental health disorder, aOR = 1.22, 95% CI [1.01, 1.49], p = .049, and positively associated with mental health disorder symptoms, ps < .001. These results provide the first assessment of PPTE exposure among RCMP cadets during the CTP, indicating that 16.7% of cadets experience PPTEs directly or indirectly. The PPTEs reported by cadets may help inform additional opportunities to further increase safety during training.

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PolicePsychological TraumaAdultCanadaFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adult

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PMCPMC11967305

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