Open AccessExamining the relations among moral foundations, potentially morally injurious events, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.
Author(s) -
Shan R. Forkus,
Nicole H. Weiss
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000968
Subject(s) - moral injury , psycinfo , psychology , stressor , posttraumatic stress , vulnerability (computing) , clinical psychology , foundation (evidence) , psychiatry , social psychology , medline , computer security , political science , computer science , law
Military veterans are exposed to unique deployment stressors that can precipitate the onset of various psychological difficulties, including the perception that an important moral standard has been transgressed (i.e., potentially morally injurious events [PMIEs]) and the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Vulnerability to these outcomes may be related to individual differences in moral foundations, including those that function to protect the individual (i.e., individualizing) and those that function to protect the group (i.e., binding).