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A Closer Examination of Sexual Trauma During Deployment: Not all Sexual Traumas are Associated with Suicidal Ideation
Author(s) -
Monteith Lindsey L.,
Menefee Deleene S.,
Forster Jeri E.,
Bahraini Nazanin H.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/sltb.12171
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , harassment , clinical psychology , sexual assault , sexual violence , psychology , psychiatry , poison control , medicine , suicide prevention , medical emergency , social psychology , criminology
Military personnel can be exposed to a wide range of sexual trauma while deployed, including sexual harassment and sexual assault. We examined whether different types of sexual trauma during deployment associated with recent suicidal ideation among previously deployed OEF / OIF / OND veterans admitted to trauma‐focused treatment ( n = 199). More severe forms of sexual trauma (e.g., sexual assault) were significantly and positively associated with suicidal ideation. In contrast, sexual trauma involving verbal remarks (e.g., sexual harassment) was not associated with suicidal ideation. Our findings suggest that sexual harassment and sexual assault during deployment may be differentially associated with suicidal ideation.