检查陆军士兵之间的侵略和自杀企图之间的关联
Alison Krauss1,2, Ashley L Greene3, Emily R Edwards3,4
1VA Veterans Integrated Service Network (VSIN) 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Waco, TX, USA.
Psychological medicine
|November 25, 2024
概括
侵略性预测了军事人员的自杀企图. 社会隔离和酒精使用,而不是枪支使用,可能解释了这种联系,为自杀预防策略提供了目标.
科学领域:
- 军事精神健康 军事精神健康
- 自杀学是一种自杀学.
- 行为科学是一种行为科学.
背景情况:
- 自杀是现役军人群体的一个重要问题.
- 侵略是已知的平民自杀风险因素,但在军事背景下研究不足.
- 需要对社会隔离,枪支使用和酒精使用等潜在的媒介进行调查.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定侵略是否纵向预测士兵的自杀企图.
- 确定攻击与自杀企图联系的潜在调解者 (社会隔离,枪支所有权,酒精使用).
主要方法:
- 在8483名陆军士兵的纵向研究中,使用了STARRS部署前后研究 (PPDS) 的数据.
- 部署前和部署后的多个点进行的评估 (1, 2-3, 9-12个月).
- 这些措施包括身体/口头攻击,自杀企图,社交网络规模,枪支所有权和饮酒频率.
主要成果:
- 部署前的侵略性显著预测了部署后12个月的自杀企图,控制了之前的企图.
- 社交网络的大小和饮酒频率调解了侵略和自杀企图之间的关联.
- 枪支所有权并没有显著调解这种关系.
结论:
- 侵略性被证实是军事人员中关键的自杀风险因素.
- 社会隔离和频繁饮酒似乎是重要的调解因素,部分解释了侵略与自杀企图的联系.
- 这些发现突出了军事自杀预防计划的潜在干预点.
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