Posttraumatic Stress and Stigma in Active-Duty Service Members Relate to Lower Likelihood of Seeking Support

被引：43

作者：

Blais, Rebecca K. ^{[1
]}

Renshaw, Keith D. ^{[2
]}

Jakupcak, Matthew ^{[1
,3
]}

机构：

[1] VA Puget Sound Seattle Div, Mental Hlth Serv, Seattle, WA USA

[2] George Mason Univ, Dept Psychol, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA

[3] Univ Washington, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS | 2014年 / 27卷 / 01期

关键词：

PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT; VETERANS; SYMPTOMS; DISORDER; PTSD; IRAQ; CARE; AFGHANISTAN; SOLDIERS; COMBAT;

D O I：

10.1002/jts.21888

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common mental health concern for returning service members. Social support is a robust predictor of resiliency and recovery from PTSD; however, barriers to seeking support are understudied. PTSD and anticipated enacted stigma from family and friends were explored as correlates of the likelihood of seeking support among 153 Iraq/Afghanistan U.S. service members. Results showed that PTSD (r = -.31, p < .001) and anticipated enacted stigma (r = -.22, p .01) were negatively associated with likelihood of seeking support. Post hoc analyses showed that only dysphoria (r = -.32, p < .001) was significantly related to the likelihood of seeking support after accounting for anticipated enacted stigma and other PTSD clusters. Implications of these findings and ways to increase likelihood of seeking support are discussed.

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页码：116 / 119

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