| Gender and trauma as predictors of military attrition: a study of Marine Corps recruits. | |
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PMID: 16491944 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Recent studies have shown high rates of premilitary trauma exposure among U.S. military enlistees. Given the association of trauma with later stressor vulnerability, it is important to examine the role of premilitary stress and trauma in adaptation to the stress of recruit training. U.S. Marine Corps recruits (N = 1,530) were surveyed for premilitary histories of interpersonal trauma to examine the relationship between premilitary trauma and attrition from recruit training. The majority of the recruits (47.5% of men and 68.1% of women) reported experiencing at least one interpersonal trauma before entering the Marine Corps. Individuals with a history of interpersonal trauma were at significantly greater risk for attrition; they were 1.5 times more likely to drop out of recruit training than were individuals without a trauma history. These findings suggest that developing interventions to bolster recruits' coping skills may improve adaptation to the recruit training environment and thus decrease attrition. |
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Authors:
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Jessica Wolfe; Kiban Turner; Marie Caulfield; Tamara L Newton; Katherine Melia; James Martin; Jill Goldstein |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Military medicine Volume: 170 ISSN: 0026-4075 ISO Abbreviation: Mil Med Publication Date: 2005 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-02-22 Completed Date: 2006-03-21 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2984771R Medline TA: Mil Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1037-43 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA. |
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Adaptation, Psychological Adolescent Adult Female Humans Interpersonal Relations* Life Change Events* Male Military Personnel / education, psychology* Questionnaires Sex Factors Stress Disorders, Traumatic / epidemiology* Stress, Psychological / epidemiology* United States / epidemiology |
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